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Finance and Controlling: How Bennett Financials Uses Fractional CFO Services to Drive Profit, Liquidity, and Tax Efficiency
Overview: Finance, Controlling, and the Role of a Fractional CFO Finance and controlling are two sides of the same coin—but…
SaaS: How Cloud Software Transforms Service Businesses’ Finances
Software as a service has become the backbone of modern business operations. If you run a service-based company or SaaS…
Budget in Planning: How Strategic Budgeting Drives Growth for Service-Based Businesses
A budget in planning isn’t a spreadsheet you build in December and forget by February. It’s the financial translation of…
Plan Finance: Strategic Planning for Business Finances with a Fractional CFO
You didn’t build a $3M, $8M, or $15M business by guessing. Yet most service-based companies still run their finances that…
Retailer Margin: Definition, Formula, and Strategy for Profitable Pricing
You can grow revenue all day long. But if your retailer margin is thin—or worse, invisible—you’re not building a business.…
Business Profit: From Simple Formula to Strategic Advantage
The Essence of Business Profit for Service Firms You built a service business to earn money and create freedom—not to…
What Profit Percentage Is Good? (For Service-Based Businesses)
Answer First: What Profit Percentage Is Actually “Good”? Profit percentage—typically expressed as net profit margin—measures how much of every dollar…
Growth Strategies: How a Fractional CFO Drives Scalable, Profitable Expansion
Growth sounds simple. Add clients. Increase revenue. Expand the team. But for service businesses between $1M and $20M, unfocused growth…
Business Grow: How Strategic Finance and a Fractional CFO Drive Sustainable Growth
Answering “how to grow my business?” in plain terms (2024–2026 focus) You want to grow your business. Not just add…
How to Value a Cybersecurity Company for Exit or Acquisition in 2026
You've spent years building a cybersecurity company that solves real problems for real customers. Now you're wondering what it's actually…
Cybersecurity Company Gross Margins: What Investors Need to Know in 2026
Cybersecurity companies report some of the highest gross margins in tech, yet more than a third generate negative EBITDA. That…
Scaling Cash Flow in MSSP Businesses: Strategies for Sustainable Growth in 2026
Running an MSSP often feels like building the plane while flying it—you're hiring security analysts, deploying monitoring platforms, and chasing…
The Complete Guide to Pricing Managed Security Services in 2026
Getting pricing right determines whether your MSSP builds toward a profitable exit or slowly bleeds margin with every new client…
Recurring Revenue Models in Cybersecurity: Building Profitable MSSP Business Structures in 2026
Cybersecurity companies and MSSPs generate recurring revenue through subscription-based pricing models—monthly or annual fees for ongoing protection rather than one-time…
Chief Financial Officer Services
Fractional CFO Services for Service-Based Businesses Bennett Financials provides fractional chief financial officer services for U.S.-based service businesses generating $1M–$20M…
CFO vs Controller: Which Financial Leader Does Your Business Really Need?
If you’re running a service-based business pulling in $1M to $20M annually, you’ve probably asked yourself this question more than…
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