Services

How can Start 2 Scale help?

For scale-ups and SMEs. Which form fits depends on where you stand: from a short scan to a permanent seat in your management team. In every engagement AI is part of how I work, so you get faster and more thorough results in fewer hours.

Assessment

from €2,500 · 1–2 weeks

Who it's for

CFOs and owner-directors who don't know where to start, or who want a baseline before investing in people, tooling or a project.

How it works

Two-week turnaround. Two conversations with the founder/CFO, one with the team, a short data review. Delivered as a readable report plus a live presentation to the management team.

What you get

  • →Stack and process review (Exact, BI tooling, close cycle, reporting)
  • →Top-3 improvement areas with business case
  • →90-day roadmap with owners and milestones

Typical topics

Management reportingCash flow & working capitalFinance processForecast & budgetFunding readiness

Sprint

from €7,500 · 2–6 weeks

Who it's for

Scale-ups and SMEs with one concrete pain that needs solving: reporting, cash flow, cost reduction, business plan, refinancing, due diligence, restructuring.

How it works

Fixed price, fixed scope, fixed turnaround. I work alongside your team, not instead of it. Weekly stand-ups, a clear end result. No report for the drawer.

What you get

  • →Working result in production (model, reporting, process)
  • →Documentation and handover to your own team
  • →Concrete next steps for maintenance

Typical topics

Business plan & modelManagement reportingBudget & rolling forecast13-week cash flow forecastCost reductionFinance process optimisationFunding & M&A

Fractional CFO

from €5,000 per month · 1–3 days per week

Who it's for

Scale-ups and SMEs that want structural CFO-level support: steering on growth, cash flow, board prep and investor readiness, without hiring a full-time CFO.

How it works

Monthly retainer, minimum 3 months, cancellable per month after the first period. Combines the pillars: strategy, reporting and efficiency at once. Works closely with founders, management team and investors.

What you get

  • →Strategic sparring partner for founders and management team
  • →Board and investor reporting with a fitting rhythm
  • →Building your own finance organisation (people, processes, tooling)
  • →Managing or coaching the controller/financial

Typical topics

Strategy developmentBoard reportingKPIs & OKRsForecasting & scenariosCash flow & liquidityFunding readinessM&A & integrations

AI in finance

AI scan from €2,500 · set-up from €7,500

Who it's for

Finance teams in scale-ups and SMEs that want to make AI productive in the close, reporting, receivables and cash flow. Not as an experiment, but as a standard way of working.

How it works

Set up first, then automate. We start with one workflow, test it on a closed month and build from there. In every engagement, including CFO work, AI is used to work faster and more thoroughly, which shows in fewer hours.

What you get

  • →AI scan: where your finance function stands and what AI can deliver
  • →Set-up in six layers, from context to agent
  • →Toolbox with own MCP connectors (Exact Online, CRM), finance skills and agents
  • →Everything in your own repository: you stay the owner

Typical topics

Month-end closeReportingReceivablesCash flowMCP connectorsSkills and agents

Which form fits your question?

Not sure? Book a 30-minute call. Afterwards you'll know which form delivers the most, or whether it's not a fit.

Book a callhans@start2scale.nl