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Field notes on turnarounds, transactions, and the decisions that make or break a business transition, written by the senior people who do the work.
The Interim CFO's First 90 Days
When a company brings in an interim or fractional CFO — after a departure, in a transition, or under financial stress — the first 90 days set the trajectory. A stage-by-stage look at what a seasoned interim finance chief actually does, and in what order.
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Finance & AnalyticsManufacturing Under Pressure: Reshoring Meets the Working-Capital Squeeze
Reshoring is bringing production back to the U.S. — and quietly straining the balance sheets of the mid-market manufacturers winning the new work. Why growth is consuming cash faster than it generates it, and how to fund the ramp without losing the company.
Turnaround & RestructuringThe 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast, Explained
A plain-English guide to the 13-week cash flow forecast — what it is, why it is the single most important tool in a turnaround, how a rolling weekly model is built and used, and what separates a forecast a lender will trust from one it will not.
LeadershipThe Two Companies That Need a Fractional CFO
One is growing faster than its financial discipline can keep up with. The other has lost its footing. They look like opposite problems, and they call for the same work: financial strategy the leadership team can act on, and enough stability underneath it to act.
LeadershipFractional CFO vs. Full-Time CFO: How to Decide
The choice between a fractional CFO and a full-time hire is not about company size. It is about whether the finance work is episodic or continuous — and what happens on the days nobody is watching.
Higher Education AdvisoryThe Enrollment Cliff Meets the Balance Sheet
A former university president on the board-level turnaround playbook for colleges facing the enrollment cliff and balance-sheet pressure at the same time — the early-warning signals, the financial discipline, and the governance decisions that keep a mission-driven institution solvent.
HealthcareThe Strategic Shift in Payer Contracting: Why the Headline Rate Is the Wrong Negotiation
Hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and physician practices negotiate the rate and concede the terms that actually decide the margin. What to bring to the table, where reimbursement really leaks, and the one review worth running in the next 90 days.
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