Small Business Fractional CFO & Advisory Services
Better financial clarity. Better decisions. A stronger business.
Running a growing business requires more than knowing how much money is in the bank. McLain Solutions helps small business owners understand their financial performance, improve cash flow and profitability, evaluate important decisions, and build a stronger foundation for sustainable growth.
Whether you need a one-time assessment, help solving a specific financial challenge, or ongoing Fractional CFO support, our services are designed to meet your business where it is today—and help you determine what should come next.
Business Financial Health Assessment
Know where your business stands—and what needs attention.
Get a comprehensive look at the financial health of your business. We evaluate key areas including cash flow, profitability, margins, financial reporting, risks, and growth opportunities to identify what is working and where improvement may be needed.
You’ll receive clear findings, prioritized recommendations, and a practical 90-Day Action Plan to help strengthen your business.
Ideal for: Business owners who want an independent financial review before making their next major move.
Cash Flow & Forecasting Advisory
See what’s coming before it becomes a problem.
A healthy bank balance today doesn’t guarantee sufficient cash tomorrow. McLain Solutions helps you understand where your cash is going, anticipate future requirements, and make more proactive financial decisions.
We’ll help you establish practical cash-flow forecasting, evaluate upcoming obligations, identify potential shortfalls, and improve visibility into the cash your business needs to operate and grow.
Ideal for: Businesses experiencing unpredictable cash flow, rapid growth, seasonal fluctuations, or difficulty planning future cash requirements.
Profitability & Pricing Advisory
Make sure your sales are creating the profit your business needs.
More revenue doesn’t always mean more profit. We help you understand what you’re actually earning from your products, services, customers, and projects—and whether your pricing supports your financial goals.
McLain Solutions evaluates margins, costs, pricing, break-even points, and profitability to help identify where your business is creating value and where changes may improve financial performance.
Ideal for: Owners who are busy and generating sales but aren’t seeing the level of profit or cash they expected.
Growth Decision Support
Make important business decisions with greater financial confidence.
Should you hire another employee? Raise prices? Purchase equipment? Take on debt? Add a location? Launch a new service?
Significant business decisions have financial consequences. McLain Solutions helps you evaluate the numbers before committing resources.
Through scenario analysis, forecasting, ROI analysis, and financial modeling, we help you understand the potential upside, downside, cash requirements, and risks associated with important business decisions.
Ideal for: Business owners preparing to make a significant investment, expansion, hiring, financing, or strategic decision.
Small Business Growth CFO
Ongoing CFO-level guidance without the cost of a full-time CFO.
As your business grows, financial decisions become more complex. The Small Business Growth CFO service gives you an ongoing strategic financial partner to help you understand performance, anticipate challenges, evaluate opportunities, and make better-informed decisions.
Rather than simply reviewing what happened last month, we focus on what the numbers mean, what may happen next, and what actions you should consider.
Depending on your business needs, ongoing support may include financial performance reviews, cash-flow forecasting, budgeting, profitability analysis, KPI dashboards, scenario planning, and strategic decision support.
Ideal for: Growing owner-led businesses that have accounting or bookkeeping support but need more strategic financial leadership.
You May Not Need a Full-Time CFO. You Still Need CFO-Level Thinking.
Your bookkeeper helps record what happened. Your CPA helps with tax and compliance. McLain Solutions helps you understand what the numbers mean and use them to make better decisions about what happens next.
Not sure which service is right for your business? Start with a conversation about where your business is today, the challenges you’re facing, and where you want to go.