Fractional CFOs and finance coaching for companies under $1M in revenue in the US

A founder of a company under $1M in revenue in the US can hire a fractional CFO or learn the work and keep it in house. This page lists both: 2 firms offering fractional CFO work and 6 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs.

Updated 21 Oct 2026 Firms 2 Programs 6 Order published rule

Hire: fractional CFO

A fractional CFO owns cash, forecasting, reporting, banking and investor relations, and sits between the bookkeeper and the board.

$1,750per month, median published
  • Hours4 to 16 hours a week
  • Minimum term3 months
  • Month oneAccess to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes
  • Firms for Under $1M2 firms
  • Cost guideWhat a CFO costs

Learn: finance coaching for founders

You keep the work in house and learn to run it yourself, with a coach, a course or a peer group.

$300per hour, from
  • FormatLive, self-paced
  • Most common1-on-1 coaching, playbooks
  • Free to join1 program
  • Programs6 finance programs

Hire: fractional CFOs

First on the list are VertexCFO and inDinero. One publishes a monthly fee: $1,750 a month at VertexCFO. The rest quote. Most fractional CFOs at a $1M to $50M company work 4 to 16 hours a week, usually one fixed day plus the close and the weeks before a board meeting or a raise. Month one is access to the books, a cleaned-up close, a 13-week cash flow forecast and a first monthly reporting pack the CEO can read in ten minutes.

Fractional CFOs for companies under $1M in revenue
1

VertexCFO Hire Names Under $1M

Firm, Denver, US. CFO. Pre-revenue to $100M.

2 named clients Serves US
$1,750 per month
2

inDinero Hire Names Under $1M

Firm, Covina, US. CFO. SaaS, ecommerce, professional services and 4 more. Pre-revenue to over $100M.

5 named clients 150+ people
Fee on request monthly retainer, no minimum

Learn: coaching for founders

6 programs on finance, fundraising and exit preparation for founders and CEOs, open to companies in the US.

Finance coaching

How this page is built. The firms offer fractional CFO work and say they serve companies under $1M in revenue in the US. The programs cover finance, fundraising and exit preparation and name founders or CEOs as their audience. Each list keeps the published order. Full methodology.