Constructing your margin super powers – Allowances, Contingencies and more
Our accounting firm works regularly with general construction contractors. In the role as an Anticipatory Accountant, my job goes well beyond making sure their financial reports are capturing the...
View ArticleBeyond the Books: The Difference Between a Tax Accountant and a CPA
As a CPA, Fractional CFO, and Anticipatory Accountant, speaking to business owners about what I do is part of my day-to-day. I’ve been in this field for quite some time, have had many such...
View ArticleFractional CFOs Prepare Your Business for Taxes
I recently wrote an article about one of the things I’ve noticed when “talking shop” with business owners. Many of them aren’t really clear on what a firm like KBS CFO can actually do for them. I got...
View Article3 Ways to Secure Cash Infusions for Small Businesses in 2024
There is no shortage of advice online about what small businesses need to do to expand or grow their operations during tough economic times. They talk about marketing efforts, restructuring lease...
View ArticleHow Choosing the Right Tool Makes All the Difference for Fractional CFO Clients
One of the ways we make sure our business owner clients achieve their goals for sustainability and growth is to get face time with them on a regular basis. We sit down together every month, online or...
View ArticleAccounting Apprenticeship: An Old School Solution to a Modern Workforce Problem
The accounting profession is experiencing a workforce shortage of epic proportions, the effects of which are cascading. Accounting firms are massively understaffed, which is leading to all sorts of...
View ArticleThe Second Quarter is the Time for Business Growth
The first quarter is a very busy time of year for those of us in the accounting world. It is well known that tax accountants are overextended and up to their eyeballs in preparing and filing income...
View ArticleLet’s Talk Exit Strategy: How an Anticipatory Accountant Impacts the Value of...
As a Fractional CFO and Anticipatory Accountant, I work with many business owners over long periods of time…from the time they are just getting off the ground until they are ready to step away from...
View ArticleConstructing your margin super powers – Allowances, Contingencies and more
Our accounting firm works regularly with general construction contractors. In the role as an Anticipatory Accountant, my job goes well beyond making sure their financial reports are capturing the...
View ArticleBeyond the Books: The Difference Between a Tax Accountant and a CPA
As a CPA, Fractional CFO, and Anticipatory Accountant, speaking to business owners about what I do is part of my day-to-day. I’ve been in this field for quite some time, have had many such...
View ArticleFractional CFOs Prepare Your Business for Taxes
I recently wrote an article about one of the things I’ve noticed when “talking shop” with business owners. Many of them aren’t really clear on what a firm like KBS CFO can actually do for them. I got...
View Article3 Ways to Secure Cash Infusions for Small Businesses in 2024
There is no shortage of advice online about what small businesses need to do to expand or grow their operations during tough economic times. They talk about marketing efforts, restructuring lease...
View ArticleThe Design Builder’s Gift: Guiding Clients Through the Hype Cycle
Design builders are incredibly gifted at transforming our most prized possessions. They can envision a new future for a kitchen, bathroom, or outside living area, plan out how to make that vision a...
View ArticleTaking Time Off: A Crucial Strategy to Detect Business Problems and Financial...
It’s summertime and with it comes lots of time away from the office and even, away from your business entirely. I know as a business owner myself that this can seem impossible to do. Your business...
View ArticleTaking Time Off is a Crucial component of Business Strategy to Growing Your...
It’s summertime and with it comes lots of time away from the office and even, away from your business entirely. I know as a business owner myself that this can seem impossible to do. But your business...
View ArticleWork Simulation: The Ultimate Strategy for Hiring Top Accounting Talent
At KBS CFO we pride ourselves on providing our clients with high quality CFO, CAO and anticipatory accounting services. Our team members are dedicated to helping our clients and we find joy in the...
View ArticleThe Third Quarter is the Time for Business Change
The third quarter is often overlooked in business planning. Right between the busy first quarter and the big end of year push in the fourth quarter, the third quarter can feel slow like the dog days...
View ArticleOutgrowing Your First Accounting System
I recently had the opportunity to present at ADI 2024 Baltimore, a craft spirits conference and vendor expo put on by the American Distilling Institute. This was a really fun experience for me, not...
View ArticlePreparing Your GovCon Business for the New Fiscal Year and Beyond
As we enter a new fiscal year, government contractors face a unique set of challenges than other non-government contractors. From shifting budgets, competitive bidding for contracts, and the need for...
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