Fractional CFO Services for Small Businesses in Boulder, CO
Numbers tell a story — but only if someone helps you read them. At Tedrow Associates, we provide fractional CFO services for small businesses, startup founders, and engineering entrepreneurs across Boulder and the Front Range. We go beyond bookkeeping and accounting to serve as your dedicated financial thought partner — bringing CFO-level strategy, reporting, and guidance to your business without the cost of a full-time executive hire. Whether you're just getting started or building toward an exit, we partner with you at every stage of the journey.
What's Included in Our Fractional CFO & Financial Advisory Services
We handle your small business accounting needs so you can focus on what matters most in your business:
- Fractional CFO services — strategic financial leadership on a flexible, part-time basis
- Startup financial planning and business launch support
- Cash flow forecasting and management
- Budgeting and financial goal setting
- CFO-level reporting and custom financial dashboard setup
- KPI identification and ongoing performance tracking
- Software and banking selection for long-term scalability
- Business entity structure review and recommendations
- Investor and lender financial package preparation
- Growth planning and profitability analysis
- Acquisition and exit planning support
- Ongoing strategic financial guidance as your business evolves
Who This Is For
Our fractional CFO and financial advisory services are tailored for:
- Startup founders who need a financial thought partner from the very beginning
- Engineering and tech entrepreneurs building companies they plan to scale and potentially sell
- Small business owners who want more than compliance — they want strategy
- Growing small businesses that have outgrown their current financial systems and need a roadmap forward
- Small business owners who need fractional CFO services — CFO-level financial leadership on a flexible, cost-effective basis
Meet Carol Tedrow, CPA
Owner & Certified Public Accountant
Carol is a Colorado native, Boulder local, and CPA with over 15 years of accounting and business advisory experience. She spent over a decade advising small businesses at a Boulder CPA firm and has worked with everyone from first-time founders to biomedical startups. Carol believes your small business finances should be approachable, personalized, and maybe even a little fun — and she's built her practice around exactly that.
Carol's Credentials & Certifications
- CPA — Certified Public Accountant
- MA — Master of Accountancy
- QuickBooks ProAdvisor Certified
- Gusto Certified Partner
- 15+ years of accounting and business advisory experience
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Related Financial Management Services
Once we've gotten your bookkeeping cleaned up and managed properly, we can also help with:
Ready for a fractional CFO who's as invested in your business as you are?
We offer a free consultation to learn about your business and explore how fractional CFO services from Tedrow Associates can help you get where you're going.