Turning a Cash Crunch into Stability

---

A fast-growing landscape maintenance/design/build company was on the brink of missing payroll. Despite steady sales, their cash flow was strangled by slow collections and rising expenses. With paychecks on the line, they needed immediate action.

Better Business Buddies stepped in as their fractional CFO and:

• Balanced DSO and DPO to smooth out cash inflows and outflows. 
• Attacked receivables aging to accelerate collections. 
• Built a 13-week rolling cash flow forecast for visibility. 
• Reviewed the sales pipeline to target short-term wins that drove immediate revenue. 
• Secured a line of credit contingency (never used, but always ready).
   

• Payroll was met without interruption. 
• Collections improved and cash started flowing faster. 
• Leadership gained confidence with forward-looking cash planning. 
• The company avoided a crisis and was positioned for stable, sustainable growth.
   

Cash flow is the lifeblood of every business. With Better Business Buddies as your partner, you don’t just get spreadsheets—you get hands-on strategy and peace of mind.

An established residential construction company was seeing steady revenue growth but struggling to turn that into profit. Their cost tracking systems were incomplete, making it impossible to understand true job margins. Without visibility, they were flying blind on pricing and project profitability.

Better Business Buddies rolled up our sleeves and:

• Implemented proper coding and recording systems for materials and direct labor. 
• Designed job costing templates to estimate and review every project. 
• Conducted variance analysis to uncover margin leaks and guide future bids. 
• Tested pricing strategies backed by real margin data. 
• Performed a deep dive into operating expenses, cutting waste and inefficiencies. 
• Established an annual budget and quarterly rolling forecast to stay on track.
   

• Gross margins and operating income improved significantly within six months. 
• Leadership gained clarity on which projects drove profit and which drained it. 
• Pricing confidence increased, leading to stronger bids and healthier margins. 
• The business shifted from chasing revenue to building sustainable profitability.
   

Growth without profitability is a dead end. With Better Business Buddies, you gain the systems, insights, and strategies to not just grow — but grow profitably.