Running a business is isolating. You're making major decisions without a sounding board, carrying financial and operational complexity that your team can't help with, and there's no one in the room who has done this before. A business advisor fills that gap — someone who has been in the seat, knows the terrain, and can help you navigate it.
A business advisor is an experienced operator who works alongside the owner — helping with strategic decisions, financial oversight, operational challenges, and growth planning. Not a consultant who delivers a report. An advisor who is in it with you.
Most founder-led businesses in the $1M–$20M range are run by people who are very good at what they do — but the business has grown complex enough that operating on experience and instinct alone leaves real risk and real money on the table.
Accurate, timely financial statements the owner can actually use to run the business — not just satisfy the accountant at year end. If the books are behind or unreliable, we fix that first.
Cash flow forecasts, revenue projections, scenario planning. Forward-looking models that tell you where the business is headed, not just where it's been.
Evaluating growth opportunities, pricing decisions, market expansion, and investment priorities. Helping ownership think through major decisions before committing.
Loan packages, covenant compliance, due diligence support. Speaking the language your bank or investors need to hear — fluently — so you don't have to figure it out under pressure.
Acquisition evaluation, sale preparation, ownership transition planning, and family business succession. Helping ownership navigate complex decisions with someone who has been through them before.
Regular check-ins, honest assessments, and a trusted voice outside the business. The founder's version of a board member — someone who will tell you what you need to hear, not what you want to hear.
You don't have reliable numbers to run the business. The books are behind, the reports don't make sense, and you're making decisions based on gut feel because there's nothing better to go on.
Revenue looks fine but cash is always tight. Profitable months still feel like a struggle. The gap between what the P&L says and what's in the bank is a recurring mystery.
A bank wants a financial package. An investor wants projections. A buyer wants due diligence materials. You need someone who speaks that language and can build what they're asking for.
The bookkeeper keeps the records. The accountant files the taxes. But nobody is looking at the numbers strategically, building forecasts, or helping you understand what the financials mean for the business.
Buying, selling, bringing in a partner, or restructuring ownership. Transactions are where financial blind spots become expensive. You need someone in your corner who's done this before.
New revenue streams, new markets, new cost structures. The financial picture is more complicated than it used to be, and the tools that worked at $1M aren't sufficient at $8M.
A straight conversation about where your business is financially — what you know, what you don't, and whether a fractional CFO engagement is the right fit. No pitch. No pressure.
A fast, honest look at the actual state of the financials — the books, the reporting, the cash position, the gaps. We find out what's there, what's missing, and what needs to be fixed first.
A short list of the highest-leverage financial improvements in the right order. Cleanup first, then visibility, then strategy. A working plan the business can actually execute.
Building systems, cleaning up reporting, developing models, staying involved as the financial picture evolves. Direct access every time. No handoffs, no junior staff.
No setup fees. No long-term contracts. Every engagement is scoped to the actual work your business needs.
Monthly financial reporting, cash flow forecasting, budgeting, lender/investor relations, and strategic financial guidance. 1 day per week engagement.
Full CFO services plus hands-on transaction support, capital raise preparation, or turnaround oversight. 2–3 days per week depending on scope.
Financial cleanup, lender package, acquisition due diligence, or sale preparation. Fixed-scope, fixed-price engagements for specific deliverables.
Scissortail Fractional is based in Edmond, Oklahoma. Fractional CFO services shouldn't require flying someone in from a coast.
Energy services, construction, healthcare, and the full range of OKC businesses. Deep familiarity with the OKC business community.
Advisory Services OKC →Energy, aerospace, manufacturing, and a growing startup ecosystem. Senior financial leadership for Green Country businesses.
Advisory Services Tulsa →Our home base. Professional services, medical practices, and family-owned businesses across the North OKC metro.
Advisory Services Edmond →University corridor, healthcare, and growing businesses along I-35. Underserved by real financial advisors.
Advisory Services Norman →Manufacturing, logistics, family businesses, and fast-growing suburban companies in South Tulsa County.
Advisory Services Broken Arrow →Remote and hybrid engagements available for Oklahoma businesses outside the major metros. Geography shouldn't determine access to good financial leadership.
A business coach works on mindset, habits, and personal development. A business advisor works on the business — the financials, the operations, the strategy, the decisions. Both can have value. The difference is whether you need to work on yourself or work on the company.
No. A fractional CFO works alongside your existing accountant and bookkeeper, not in place of them. We operate at the strategic layer above the day-to-day accounting function. Most of the time the existing team gets better with a CFO in the mix.
Engagements typically range from $2,500 to $10,000 per month depending on scope, complexity, and hours. That's a fraction of the $150,000–$250,000 annual cost of a full-time CFO. Every engagement is scoped to the actual work — you're not paying for 40 hours a week you don't need.
Most businesses benefit when they're in the $1M–$20M revenue range. Below $1M, a good bookkeeper and CPA may be sufficient. Above $20M, you can likely justify a full-time CFO. In between, fractional is often the highest-value option.
Most engagements run 6 to 18 months. Some are shorter — a specific cleanup, a transaction, a lender package. Some are ongoing. We don't push for length. We stay as long as the work requires and no longer.
No pitch. No framework. A direct conversation about where your business is and where it needs to go.