Business Consulting Services
You Need a CFO or COO. Not a Full-Time Salary.
The business has outgrown you doing the books at night and running operations from your phone. You need a senior person on the money side or the operations side. You can’t afford one full time.
Dr. Paul Borosky, Business Consultant, helps owners get it under control with Dr. Paul’s Organize-Plan-Grow™ Strategy. On site or via Zoom. He travels.
Call or Text Dr. Paul: (321) 948-9588The first call is free and takes 15 minutes. Dr. Paul answers personally.
What It Is
What Is Fractional CFO and COO Consulting?
The Definition
A fractional CFO or COO is an experienced finance or operations leader who works part time for your business, on a set schedule, for an ongoing fee.
In Plain English
It’s getting a senior money person or operations person on your team for a day a week or a few hours a month, without the full-time cost.
Why Owners Need It
Signs It’s Time
If two or three of these sound like your business, this is where to start.
How Dr. Paul Helps
Fractional CFO and COO Consulting, Run Through Organize-Plan-Grow
Same system as every service. The details come from your business.
1Organize
Take stock of the business
Get the money side and the operations side clear.
- Where the numbers and systems stand
- What needs attention first
- What you want to hand off
2Plan
Set the agenda
Build the priorities together.
- Budget, cash, and reporting
- Operations, roles, and routines
- The goals for the business
3Grow
Work it, week after week
Dr. Paul works on the business with you, on a set schedule.
- Regular reviews and decisions
- Follow-through on the plan
- Ready for the next stage
What It Looks Like
A Story From the Forest
A Story from Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest
Fast Frankie and the Numbers at Midnight
Fast Frankie the Fox runs Fast Frankie’s Fire-Baked Pizza, three trucks and growing. He always has two minutes, tomorrow, so the books got done at midnight, if at all. Doctor Owl started coming in one day a week to run the money side: a budget, a weekly cash check, and real numbers before every big decision. Frankie stopped guessing about the fourth truck and started deciding with numbers. For the first time, Frankie had two minutes today.
One of many stories from Dr. Paul’s Fabled Forest Business School Series →
Doctor Owl is fiction. The problem isn’t. Dr. Paul works through it with real owners, on site or via Zoom. Run a restaurant? Same fire, different forest →
The Cost of Waiting
What Happens If It’s Left Alone
These problems don’t stay the same size. They grow with the business.
- Money decisions stay guesses
- You stay the bottleneck on every decision
- You hire too soon, or too late, for the wrong role
- Growth stalls at what you can carry alone
Related Services
Problems Rarely Come Alone
- Cash Flow Management Consulting
- Business Operations Consulting
- Financial Planning and Modeling
- Business Turnaround Consulting
Need a term explained? Read How to Read Financial Statements at Quality Business Plan. Or see all services.
FAQ
Common Questions About Fractional CFO and COO Consulting
What does fractional mean?
Part time and ongoing. Dr. Paul works with your business on a set schedule, like one day a week, as your CFO or COO, without the cost of a full-time hire.
CFO or COO, which do I need?
CFO is the money side: budgets, cash, numbers, and lenders. COO is the operations side: people, systems, and how work gets done. Many small businesses need some of both, and Dr. Paul covers both.
How is this different from my accountant?
Your accountant records what happened and handles taxes. A fractional CFO or COO looks ahead and helps you run the business. Dr. Paul works alongside your accountant.
Ready to organize, plan, and grow?
Tell Dr. Paul what’s going on. He’ll tell you where he’d start.
Call or Text (321) 948-9588