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The Compass Rose – Creating a 3-5 Year Financial Roadmap for Sustainable Growth
A 3-5 year financial forecast is your compass rose, guiding you toward your long-term goals. Unlike a budget, a forecast evolves monthly based on actuals, allowing businesses to track progress, adjust strategy, and model future scenarios. A tech startup prevented a cash crisis by forecasting burn rates, while a retail business secured funding by demonstrating projected growth. Local Fractional will help your business build a financial roadmap that provides clarity and control over its future.
The Scale – How a 13-Week Cash Flow Forecast Keeps Your Business on Track
A 13-week cash flow forecast is the scale that measures your business's short-term financial health. Without it, companies risk cash shortfalls, missed payroll, and stalled growth. A manufacturing company faced supply chain disruptions due to delayed payments, while a marketing agency struggled to pay contractors on time. Both solved their challenges with weekly cash flow projections. At Local Fractional, we help businesses implement forecasts that highlight cash needs, ensuring smooth operations and strategic reinvestment.
The Map’s Imagery & Layout – Why Your Financial Books Must Be Accrual-Based & GAAP-Compliant
Your financial books are the essence of your business map, guiding your business journey. Without accurate, accrual-based accounting aligned with GAAP standards, your map is unclear, leading to poor decisions and financial surprises.
Imagine a CPG company seeing profits one month but struggling to fund inventory the next because costs weren’t aligned with sales. Or an electrician showing huge profits one month and losses the next due to poor tracking of work-in-progress.
Switching to accrual accounting ensures your financial map reflects reality—helping you navigate challenges, plan for growth, and avoid costly detours.
Navigating Business Success: The Financial Map Every Company Needs
The map is a tool that provides clarity, direction, and the ability to anticipate obstacles. Without it, you risk wandering aimlessly, making reactive decisions instead of intentional ones. The same applies to your business’s financial health. Local Fractional believes in helping businesses build their financial map—a structured approach to understanding cash flow, financial reporting, forecasting, and key performance indicators (KPIs).