Situation: “I am not sure where to start - it seems that a new printer should bring more money but it costs a lot. At the same time our current capacity is full, I feel that we are losing clients. I need your help to understand what should we maximize our profit", the client said

Task: I reviewed the existing budgets and forecasts, estimated costs of buying a new printer vs renting one vs buying a used one vs outsourcing part of workload to a smaller provider.

Action: During the consultation, I presented a detailed breakdown of the current situation and explained on exact numbers the alternatives.

Result: The client chose a combined solution - to use an outsourcer for the first three months and then bought a new printer switching to a new printing format. Within 6 months, as projected, profitability increased 15%

Situation:“I don’t know how much I can safely spend in my business,” the client said

Task: Budgets were being kept, but not accurately.

Action: Over three consultations, we corrected the templates, closed the gaps, and achieved full visibility of cash flows.

Outcome: The client gained precise insight into where every euro was going and exactly how much could be spent, and when, what assistants could be contracted. Over 6 months, profit increased.

Reference: Pavlina Palagniuk, estetista e truccatrice, IG@pavlina.palagniuk

Situation: “We’ve reached break-even, but I want to start taking money out of the business for myself and my family,”
the client said.

Task: I discovered that full costs hadn’t been captured and that the company had not yet truly reached break-even. There were no proper reporting system or dashboards in place.

Action: Over 4 weeks I mapped the new business processes for order-to payment and implemented QuickBooks system. I created complete budgets and forecast-vs-actual reports, calculated the break-even point, and designed new sales proposals.

Outcome: The client gained clarity on when they could safely withdraw money from the business versus reinvesting in future growth. Within 3 months, as projected, profitability increased 25%, sales increased x2

Situation:“We are ready to expand to Poland and Cyprus, and would like to add a new product. Could you help us with a new finance model?”, the client said

Task: The client had two years of growth in sales, had all marketing data prepared. My task was to created a tailored financial model.

Action: During the consultation, I proposed a 2-week roadmap, identified drivers, outputs, cleared all the questions regarding the scope, number of current and projected employees, collected information about products and prices.
I also provided a separate guided brainstorming session so that the client could clearly picture the main stream for the potential growth.
I built a sophisticated Financial Model with 3 scenarios, generated three new strategies to strengthen the commercial offer.

Result: Number of clients doubled withing 6 months, profitability increased.

Reference: Olga Bianchi, Olga Bianchi Fashion Show, IG@olga_bianchi_defile

Situation: “I don’t know what prices to use, how much to pay my team, or how to grow my revenue,” the client said.

Task: After reviewing the provided data, I found that a proper cost analysis was missing, as well as consistent monthly tracking of project- and product-level performance. The existing data had been gathered irregularly and in the wrong analytical breakdowns.

Action: During the consultation, I outlined a detailed 12-week roadmap. Together, we reconstructed historical data, calculated full costs, reviewed pricing policy, and defined salary ranges. The client showed strong commitment throughout the process.

Result: By the end of the first quarter, cash flow had improved; within six months, as projected, profitability increased by 50% and sales increased x3.

Follow-up: 6 months later, the owner reached out again and invited me to continue as a fractional CFO to scale the business and implement QuickBooks.

Reference: Yulia Fedotova, sculptor, IG@ulafonberber

Situation: “I don’t understand where the cash goes, what each sculpture really costs, how to price them, or how to grow,” the client said.

Task: The client already had about six months of work completed; my goal was to systemize and proactively build finance processes to enable the business to scale.

Action: During the consultation, I outlined a 12-week roadmap — which later evolved into a two-year fractional CFO engagement.
I reconstructed historical data, calculated full costs, analyzed pricing policy, and clarified salary ranges.

Result: As a fractional CFO, I led the project’s growth for two years. Under my guidance, profit increased x3 and sales grew by double digits. I built a comprehensive financial model, managed budgets and forecasts, developed commercial offers that elevated the brand to a “park-scale” sculptor level, successfully handled yearly tax audits, established a cash buffer, optimized treasury management, designed a costing methodology, and provided detailed analyses of each marketing event.

Follow-up: Three of her sculptures are exhibited for one year at SOAC Galleria Art, where they can currently be viewed by anyone interested.