Solutions When you're facing

For owners when the numbers turn

Stop the slide before it decides for you. When cash gets tight and margins slip, every week of waiting narrows your options. Get control of the numbers first, then fix what caused them.

CASH RUNS OUTTHE SLIDEIF NOTHING CHANGESTHE TURNSTEADY AGAINYOUR RUNWAY

What the research says

54%
of small employer firms struggled to pay operating expenses like payroll, rent and inventory1
Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026
50%
dealt with uneven cash flow, including collecting on receivables2
Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026
33%
struggled to make debt payments or with interest rates3
Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026

Sound familiar?

Businesses rarely fail from one bad call. They fail from the calls nobody made in time.

  • You check the bank balance every morning before anything else.
  • Margins have slipped and you can't say exactly where.
  • You've stretched bills or leaned on the credit line to make payroll.
  • Every cut on the table feels like it could make things worse.

Your path

From first conversation to a business that runs better.

  1. Today · free00 · Start

    Start with one decision

    A 30-minute call, or the 3-minute Signal Check. No pitch, no commitment.

    You getClarity on what to decide first

  2. First 2 weeks01 · Assess · Active Inquiry

    Get the real picture of cash

    How much time you actually have, where the margin went, and which customers, products and costs make money and which quietly lose it. No guessing from the bank balance.

    You getA 13-week cash forecast and a clear read of your runway

  3. Weeks 2–602 · Apply · Actionable Insights

    Make the hard calls in the right order

    Not a list of cuts: the decisions that protect cash and the core of the business first. What to stop, what to keep, and how to talk to your lender, your key customers and your team. Each one gets an owner and a deadline.

    You getA ranked stabilization plan, decision by decision

  4. By day 9003 · Accelerate · Accelerated Impact

    Steady the business and rebuild margin

    We fix the leaks behind the slide, from pricing and collections to the work that doesn't pay, and set a weekly cash and margin rhythm so problems show up in days, not quarters.

    You getA weekly cash and margin dashboard your team runs

  5. Months 3–904 · Automate · Only what has earned it

    Keep it from happening again

    The early-warning numbers, and the decisions each one triggers, get built into how the business runs, with tools watching them inside limits you set.

    You getEarly-warning triggers tied to the decisions they call for

Typical timing. Scope follows the complexity of the business, not its revenue.

See the frameworks behind each step →

The research

Small-business bankruptcy filings (Subchapter V), first quarter4

  • Q1 2025499
  • Q1 2026833

Epiq AACER, first-quarter bankruptcy filings (press release), Apr 2026

What changes

Cash under control, margin coming back, and a business that sees trouble coming.

Decide well. Then scale.

Tell us what's changing. We'll show you what to decide first.

Two ways in. Both free. Neither comes with a pitch.

30 MINUTES · FREE

Talk it through

Bring the one decision that keeps landing on your desk. You'll know in 30 minutes whether we're a fit.

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3 MINUTES · FREE

The Signal Check

Is AI making your business better, or just busier? See your signal score and where the noise comes from. Results on the spot, no email needed.

Start the Signal Check

Sources

  1. Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026. US employer firms with 1–499 employees; 6,500 responses to this question, fielded Sept–Nov 2025; prior 12 months. View source
  2. Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026. US employer firms with 1–499 employees; 6,500 responses to this question, fielded Sept–Nov 2025; prior 12 months. View source
  3. Federal Reserve Banks, 2026 Report on Employer Firms (Small Business Credit Survey), 2026. US employer firms with 1–499 employees; 6,500 responses to this question, fielded Sept–Nov 2025; prior 12 months. View source
  4. Epiq AACER, first-quarter bankruptcy filings (press release), Apr 2026. US Subchapter V elections within Chapter 11, the small-business reorganization path. View source
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