Hungry-Dog Finance: Fractional CFO Jim Emmerich on Cash-Flow, Pricing & Beating 85 % of Business Failures

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Eight-five percent of business closures trace back to one culprit: cash-flow chaos. In this episode, fractional-CFO-turned-entrepreneur Jim Emmerich of Backbone CFO joins host Brandon Stanchock to break down the no-BS finance habits that keep companies alive, free up family time and unlock growth—without burning out the team. jim-brandon

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• Controller vs. CFO—why a great controller never disappears and why a fractional CFO belongs on the leadership team, not the accounting team. jim-brandon
• Cash-Conversion Cycle 101: days sales outstanding + days payables outstanding + inventory days—and how to shrink yours before the bank does. jim-brandon
• The pricing myth: why raising prices terrifies owners more than customers and how to test increases without losing deals. jim-brandon
• “Hungry dogs run fast”—culture lessons from hyper-growth manufacturing that still apply to a 10-person shop. jim-brandon
• The financing mistake Jim sees “more times than I’d like to admit”: using short-term lines of credit to fund long-life assets. jim-brandon
• How one client’s son decided to join—and someday buy—Dad’s company after Backbone’s systems freed capacity for real mentorship. jim-brandon
• Personal wins: the nightly shutdown ritual that lets Jim, a father of five, actually clock out and stay present at home. jim-brandon

Whether you’re a $5 M fabricator or a $75 M contractor eyeing your first acquisition, Jim’s practical playbook will help you turn “gut feelings” into data-driven decisions—and maybe reclaim your weekends, too.

📣 Guest Spotlight — Backbone CFO

Ready to swap late-night spreadsheet panic for proactive strategy? Backbone CFO plugs you into a fractional CFO + rock-solid controller processes so you can see problems before they hit cash. Book a discovery call at BackboneCFO.com or connect with Jim on LinkedIn to start running your business on purpose—not panic.

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