Accounting needs grow and change dramatically throughout the life of a company. As your financial business advisor, Clarus will empower your company to stay ahead of the curve and take advantage of every opportunity—at every stage of its development.
Stage 1: Start-Up
As a new business enterprise, the decisions you make today will affect your performance in the future. Achieving your long term goals requires rigorous attention to the details that make your company viable in the short-term. Clarus will assist you in creating an overall plan of action to keep your organization healthy. We’ll help you evaluate all of your options, from assessing the most advantageous ways to organize your business, manage cash flow, and structure your internal financial reporting to establishing key performance indicators and providing the tools and assistance you need to meet them. We’ll be part of your team, on your terms, to get your business off and running in the right direction.
- Tax elections
- Debt and equity financing
- Choice of entity
- Business registrations
- Accounting methods
- Financial projections
- Strategic planning
- Internal control procedures
- Cash flow planning
- Financial reporting
- Tax compliance and planning
- Software applications
- Accounting and controller services
- CFO services
- Benefit plan selection and administration
Stage 2: Growth
Growth creates a host of new opportunities and challenges for your business. Is your financing report system robust enough to handle increased transactions? Have you done the due diligence to prepare for merger and acquisition opportunities? Will you finance growth through third-party debt or equity? Do you have a risk management plan to weather the inevitable crises, from loss of a critical team member to electrical outages? Our experience with a wide range of business types and extensive involvement in crucial decision-making processes allows us to anticipate your needs so you can proactively address them. Our services include:
- Budgeting and planning
- Benchmarking
- Growth management
- Cash flow management
- Transaction planning
- Debt and equity financing
- Financial reporting
- Tax planning and compliance
- Software applications
- Accounting and controller services
- CFO services
- Benefit plan selection and administration
Stage 3: Maturity
As your business matures, further progress requires even greater due diligence to protect what you have built. You won’t rest on your accomplishment and neither will we. Pushing to the next level takes a special dedication, attention to detail, and an ability to perceive the best possible strategies to address a wide range of issues, including risk management, mergers and acquisitions, business valuation, or retirement planning. That’s what Clarus is all about—staying ahead of the curve to help guide you to feasible, practical solutions. Our services include:
- Risk management
- Retirement planning
- Compensation planning
- Estate planning
- Merger and acquisition due diligence
- Financial reporting
- Tax planning and compliance
- Software applications
- Computer network consulting
- Accounting and controller services
- CFO services
- Business valuation
Stage 4: Transition
Navigating the final stages of your exit strategy takes creativity and tenacity to achieve the most desirable outcome. Transitioning the business to new ownership requires the depth and breadth of perspective to effectively evaluate your options and carefully craft an exit strategy that offers the most advantageous solutions. You can count on Clarus to be at your side to make sure there are no false steps. Teammates, confidants, working partners—that’s our pledge to you, every step of the way. Our services include:
- Succession planning
- Merger and acquisition
- Capital acquisition
- Transaction planning
- Financial reporting
- Tax planning and compliance
- Software applications
- Computer network consulting
- Accounting and controller services
- CFO services
- Benefits plan selection and administration
