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FocusCFO Editor's pick Hire Names $1M to $5M
6 named clients 200+ people
Fee on request
Fractional CFOs and finance coaching for $1M to $5M companies in the US
A founder of a $1M to $5M company in the US can hire a fractional CFO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 10 firms offering fractional CFO work and 6 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs.
Hire: fractional CFO
A fractional CFO owns cash, forecasting, reporting, banking and investor relations, and sits between the bookkeeper and the board.
$1,875per month, median published
- Hours4 to 16 hours a week
- Minimum term3 months
- Published fees$1,600 to $5,000
- Month oneAccess to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes
- Firms for $1M to $5M10 firms
- Cost guideWhat a CFO costs
Learn: finance coaching for founders
You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.
$300per hour, from
- FormatLive, self-paced
- Most common1-on-1 coaching, playbooks
- Free to join1 program
- Programs6 finance programs
Hire: fractional CFOs
First on the list are FocusCFO, The CFO Centre and Bennett Financials. 4 publish a monthly fee, from $1,600 to $5,000 a month. The other 6 quote. Most fractional CFOs at a $1M to $50M company work 4 to 16 hours a week, usually one fixed day plus the close and the weeks before a board meeting or a raise. Month one is access to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes.
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The CFO Centre Editor's pick Hire Names $1M to $5M
6 named clients Founded 2001, 750+ people
Fee on request
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Bennett Financials Hire Names $1M to $5M
6 named clients Founded 2018
$5,000 per month
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Bookkeeper360 Hire Names $1M to $5M
3 named clients Founded 2012
$1,600 per month, no minimum
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Northstar Financial Advisory Hire Names $1M to $5M
3 named clients Serves US
$2,000 per month, no minimum
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VertexCFO Hire Names $1M to $5M
2 named clients Serves US
$1,750 per month
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Ecom CFO Hire Names $1M to $5M
6 named clients Serves US
Fee on request monthly retainer
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GrowthLab Financial Hire Names $1M to $5M
3 named clients 30+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer
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Ignite Spot Hire Names $1M to $5M
6 named clients Founded 2008
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum
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inDinero Hire Names $1M to $5M
5 named clients 150+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum
Learn: coaching for founders
6 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.
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Self-paced, evergreen Download
Free
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Live, rolling start Hourly
$300 per hour
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Live, rolling start Serves Global
Price not published
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Live, rolling start Serves US
Price not published
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Live, rolling start On demand
Price not published
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Self-paced, evergreen Serves Global
Price not published
How this page is built. The firms offer fractional CFO work and say they serve $1M to $5M companies in the US. The programs cover finance, fundraising and exit preparation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.