Case Study: When Wearing All the Hats Becomes the Roadblock

Three Things You Can Do Right Now (100 Words)

✔ Track your cash, every dollar, every week – If you’re not watching weekly cash flow, you’re making decisions in the dark.
✔ Delegate one hat you’re wearing by Friday – If everything depends on you, nothing grows beyond you.
✔ Use a 13-week cash model to build a plan – You don’t need a CFO to stop guessing—you need visibility.

This GovCon firm was buried in delivery, blind to their cash flow, and running on fumes. We helped them get clear. If you relate, we’ll send the exact same model we used with them. Just subscribe and let us know.

The Situation: Buried in Delivery, Blinded by Chaos (400+ Words)

On paper, this government contracting firm looked solid: recurring revenue, active contracts, skilled partners. But every conversation surfaced the same two problems:

“We don’t know where the money’s going.”
“One of us is doing everything and we’re burning out.”

One partner had taken on nearly every operational hat; billing, finance, ops, firefighting. The other was tied up in delivery and couldn’t access meaningful financial visibility. Decisions were reactive. Profitability was unclear. And worst of all, there was no path out.

The firm wasn’t struggling from a lack of revenue. It was struggling from a lack of structure, clarity, and capacity.

That’s where we came in. We worked side-by-side to map their next phase with three simple priorities:

1. Create visibility into the money – No more “gut feel.” Weekly numbers that tell the truth.

2. Distribute the weight – Rebalance roles, hand off tasks, and focus energy where it moves the business forward.

3. Build a plan – Not a 50-tab spreadsheet, just a tool to project 13 weeks of cash in/out—and make decisions from real numbers.

Soon, the fog began to lift. Revenue and bank balance no longer told two different stories. Unprofitable projects were identified. And the founders got aligned; not just on what was broken, but on where to go from here.

What You Can Take From This

If you’re an operator whose business looks fine on the outside, but you feel like you’re drowning in confusion, cash guesswork, or capacity overload, you’re not alone.

👉 We’ll send you the same 13-week cash flow tool we used in this case.
It’s simple. It works. And it puts power back in your hands even if you’re still wearing too many hats.

Just subscribe and ask. We’ll send it your way. No pitch. Just a starting point to stop the spiral.

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👉 Ironvale Advisory helps businesses professionalize operations, clean up financials, and build scalable systems for sustainable success. If your business needs structured financial discipline, we’re here to help.

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