Kurtis Hanni
@KurtisHanni
Christian, Husband, Father, Golfer || Fractional CFO to SMBs || I write about SMB finances to 40k business owners & leaders weekly: http://smbfinanceos.com/x
Big changes at Bison CFO 🦬 Last November, I cleared my calendar and spent two full days with Travis Woods. No distractions. Just whiteboards and honest conversations. We tore apart the current CFO model, the accounting status quo, and what founders actually need from their…
A good Fractional CFO doesn’t close the books. They help you understand your business and find ways to: - increase revenue - improve margins - put more cash in your pocket
“I’m building like I’m going to exit in 10 weeks. But the goal is to stay for 3 years.” I recently had a CEO tell me this in a call. During the call, I got it. But reflecting back, I ask: for what? It’s easy to convince ourselves we’re going hard for this one little sprint.…
CapEx budgeting is not about saying “no.” It is about knowing when to say yes. Want clarity instead of chaos? Start here: 1. Budget annually for both Maintenance & Growth CapEx 2. Decide how each will be funded (reserves, incoming cash, or debt) 3. Evaluate new requests against…
“They want to 10x. Their finance function hasn’t grown in 10 years.” Fast growing business, all their systems in order… except accounting. But their financial strategy? It’s been handled by a CPA who can build a spreadsheet, but is not strategic. No real forecasting. No…
Who wants to go on a golf trip with some other SMBX legends? Sept 11-14, McLemore Resort One spot left. Good vibes required; golf is not.
Your Financials will only be as good as the data you have. The biggest problem we have going into SMBs is bad data.
PSA: If you're in manufacturing/construction/ - Manufacturing - Construction - Project-based service businesses And you don't track WIP, your Financials are worthless.
We recently did a financial process review with a long-time client. Before we started, we talked about how we’d evaluate an internal accounting team. There was fear that the external review would send the wrong signal to the internal team. Were they being replaced? Were we…
Let us say your business posts $500K in profit. You feel good. Until you realize you have no more money in the bank. Where did it all go? -Working capital swings -CapEx -Debt -Taxes Now imagine building your hiring plan, owner draws, or expansion strategy off the wrong…
A messy chart of accounts kills clarity. Especially when everything just gets dumped into {insert your catch-all account here}.
I've contributed more to their ARR than I care to admit
Lovable went from $1M to $100M ARR faster than any other software company in history. Huge thank you to everyone who made this possible.
We stopped building our scope around what the client wants, because most clients don’t actually know. They want peace of mind. They want clarity. They want the anxiety to go away. So we stopped asking “what deliverables do you want?” And started asking: “What systems does your…
