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. Plus a separate AI proposition for those who want to accelerate finance with AI.

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 €15,000 · 4–6 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

retainer · 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 for finance

separate proposition · start2scale.ai

Who it's for

Scale-ups and finance teams that want to make AI productive in close, reporting, receivables and cash flow. Not as advice, but as working agents and workflows.

How it works

AI in finance is its own craft: a different methodology, different tooling, building instead of advising. That's why it's a separate proposition with its own site, where the full approach, cases and pricing live.

What you get

  • →AI assessment: a scan of your finance stack plus three high-value use cases
  • →Implementation sprint: one AI application in production
  • →Embedded backbone: AI in close and reporting on your own infra

Typical topics

AI assessmentClose & reportingReceivablesCash flow forecastingMCP & agentsTenant Pack
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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.

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