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THE DIFFERENCE

Does your system do this?

Your accounting software keeps the books, and it should. Our platform works from its standard reports and does the work owners and lenders ask for next. Here are twelve questions to ask of whatever you use today.

KEEP WHAT YOU HAVE

We work alongside your accounting software

There is nothing to switch and nothing to upgrade. You keep entering transactions where you do now. We take the standard reports, prove them, and turn them into decisions.

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capabilities your accounting software doesn’t provide
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tie-out tolerance on every figure we deliver
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upgrades or new software required
OWNERS & LENDERS

For you and your lender

The decisions that involve your bank, your buyers, and your own pay.

Does your system prepare your covenant certificate every month?

A covenant certificate, borrowing-base page, and transmittal letter, built from your closed books.

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Does your system tell you what your business is worth?

Normalized earnings and four valuation methods, weighted to a conclusion you can defend.

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Does your system tell you whether an acquisition makes sense before you hire an advisor?

Sources and uses, debt capacity against covenants, earn-outs, payback, and the buyer’s return.

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Does your system tell you how much you can safely pay yourself?

A safe-distribution figure tested against cash, taxes, and loan covenants.

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SEEING AHEAD

Seeing what’s coming

Forecasts built from your actual books and tested against your own history.

Does your system show whether your plan can be funded?

Income statement, balance sheet, and cash flow projected together, with every cash gap flagged.

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Does your system tell you where month-end will land while there’s still time to act?

Projected month-end statements at mid-month, back-tested against your own closes.

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Does your system forecast cash by customer and by bill?

A rolling 13-week forecast timed by each customer’s real payment habits.

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PROTECTING THE NUMBERS

Protecting the numbers

Controls that make sure what you receive is right, and stays right.

Does your system prove every number before you see it?

Every figure tied to its source to the cent, and a go/no-go gate before release.

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Does your system prove your cash every day?

Book-to-bank reconciliation every day, chained day to day.

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Does your system tell you when a closed month has been changed?

A ledger review that flags changes to months you already received.

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Does your system stop a payment when a vendor’s bank details change?

A hard stop on changed vendor bank details, plus duplicate and approval checks.

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YOUR SYSTEM, YOUR CHOICE

Your system, your choice

Keep the software you know.

Does your system’s reporting survive a change of software?

The same CFO package from several of the most widely used systems.

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Comparisons describe the standard features of widely used small-business accounting software, as published by their makers in October 2026. Those products change often; we review this page every quarter.

Ask your current system these questions. Then ask us.

A 30-minute call at no cost: how you get your numbers today, what you wish you knew sooner, and whether an engagement makes sense.