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Outsourced CFO Business Advisory Services · 6 min read

Your Accountant Isn’t Your CFO, Which May Be a Good Thing

In late 2019, I had coffee with a father-son ownership team for a Denver-based food manufacturer. It was a casual coffee that I attended as a…

General Accounting · 7 min read

7 Numbers Franchising Brands Should Know

We are all sometimes guilty of living in our own little bubble. In business, it is vital to know what is going on around you. I…

Small Business Financial Reporting · 11 min read

An Owner’s Guide to Financial Reporting

I often read articles that point to characteristics that help some be better equipped to own a business than others. I work with enough business owners…

Business Accounting Guides · 6 min read

So Much Confusion About Strategy

Tesla is a company that evokes emotion in some. If you are a short term investor, that emotion is often confusion and bewilderment. The company has…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 6 min read

How to Sell Your Franchise During a Crisis

Shelley Bosio opened up her small donut shop in Littleton, Colorado, in May for the first time since closing in late March. Donuts are not typically…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 7 min read

Thrive in the New Normal with Lessons from the Past

As most small business and franchise owners emerge from quarantine, multiple questions hang in the air. What does the future hold next? When will consumers feel…

General Accounting · 1 min read

PPP Loan Guide Updates After Congress Approval

Congress has finally passed some much-anticipated updates to the Paycheck Protection Program. While the bill sits on President Trump’s desk for his signature, we can start…

General Accounting · 1 min read

PPP Loan Forgiveness

Want to purchase this spreadsheet – for $39 save yourself hours of time. Krieger Analytics My name is Matt Krieger, and I am the founder of…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 7 min read

Those changes to your business you want to make – now is the time!

I’ve talked with enough business owners to know most have things they would change. I am not talking about small stuff like plastic silverware versus metal…

General Accounting · 6 min read

Three Ways Customers Might Change After COVID-19

…and How to Adapt Let’s talk about habits. There is an excellent book for franchisors and small business owners to read to learn about their customers…

Accounting Strategies For Small Business · 7 min read

Using Creativity and Brainstorming as a Strategy for Recovery

Businesses and franchisors that successfully emerge from the COVID-19 will need to rely on creativity. As an outsourced CFO, I have been working with franchise concepts…

General Accounting · 6 min read

Creating a COVID-19 ReOpening Strategy

Though it is still unknown in many places when non-essential businesses will be given the go-ahead to reopen, that doesn’t mean that steps shouldn’t be taken…

The Clarity Brief

Sharp ideas on profit & cash.

Your Accountant Isn’t Your CFO, Which May Be a Good Thing

7 Numbers Franchising Brands Should Know

An Owner’s Guide to Financial Reporting

So Much Confusion About Strategy

How to Sell Your Franchise During a Crisis

Thrive in the New Normal with Lessons from the Past

PPP Loan Guide Updates After Congress Approval

PPP Loan Forgiveness

Those changes to your business you want to make – now is the time!

Three Ways Customers Might Change After COVID-19

Using Creativity and Brainstorming as a Strategy for Recovery

Creating a COVID-19 ReOpening Strategy

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