video1.0<iframe src="https://www.loom.com/embed/735ce2b7d8d840efa448cf298b456696" frameborder="0" width="1284" height="963" webkitallowfullscreen mozallowfullscreen allowfullscreen></iframe>9631284Loomhttps://www.loom.com9631284https://cdn.loom.com/sessions/thumbnails/735ce2b7d8d840efa448cf298b456696-ae9b42269ec35f75.gif1081.055This Loom explains how to diagnose and fix a broken small business finance function for owner-operated companies doing $1 million to $50 million in revenue. It argues that the core issue is often a missing finance “heartbeat” or cadence, leading to chaos, lack of accountability, and inconsistent cash flow, and recommends a service-minded finance department that enables decisions with timely reporting and KPI alignment. The speaker emphasizes protecting founder time, accelerating cash flow through faster collections and tighter spend, and implementing repeatable clockwork systems with reporting, production cycles, and standardized data requests into QBO or cloud accounting. A client case described about $4.5 million in revenue with roughly $20k cash shows payroll near-misses and poor forecasting, followed by improved AR processes and a $600,000 cash spike within four months plus a $2 million government contract signed after the founder was freed up.