You already built the business. Somewhere in your numbers is the ONE thing that matters most for getting to the next six figures... the hire you might already be able to afford, the margin slipping through your fingers, or the pipeline that needs your attention now so spring doesn't get scary. The Founder Scorecard points you to it, then a financial professional (hi, that's me) shows you how to make the move.
THE FOUNDER SCORECARD · BY CHRISTY BOWIE
Five minutes to find the money move standing between you and your next six-figure goal.
Revenue is the highest it's ever been, and somehow there's less left at the end of the month.You feel payroll in your chest every other Friday, because real people's families count on it.You sell like crazy, get buried in delivery, look up... and the pipeline is empty. Again.Every "next level" plan so far has started with "sell more," which has always meant more YOU.You have very expensive plans (the team, the raise, the summer away) and you want the receipts that say the business can pay for them.You've never needed help dreaming bigger. You're VERY freaking good at that part. What you want is to know which move your numbers are asking for... before you spend six months guessing, playing bank account Tetris, and waiting to "see how it goes."
Five minutes tells you which one.
Your next six figures is one move away.
The Scorecard runs your numbers against the same patterns I look for inside my clients' businesses, then picks the ONE that matters most right now. A few of the moves it can point you to, and what a move like that can be worth:
Every founder's next six figures comes from a different move. Here's what yours might be.
WHAT YOUR SCORECARD MIGHT TELL YOU
Dollar examples are illustrations with round numbers at the revenue levels shown. They aren't calculated by the Scorecard or promised results. Your Scorecard runs on YOUR numbers, and the move it points to depends on what they say.
01 · YOU HAVE ROOM TO HIREYou can afford the hire. You just didn't know it yet.You're fully paying yourself, there's real surplus left over, and cash has been building for months. That's the green light most founders sit on for a YEAR because it never feels safe enough. The move: hire the person who takes delivery off your plate, then fill the hours you get back.WHAT IT CAN BE WORTH · A $450K BUSINESSA $5K/mo hire frees ~20 hours a week. Fill them with four more clients at $3K/mo:+$144Ka year in revenue you didn't have room for02 · NEW HIGH, THIN MARGINYour best month ever came with your thinnest margin.Record revenue feels amazing until you see how little of it stayed. The Scorecard checks your margin against your 6-month average, so you know if it's a blip or a pattern. The move: look hard at the price and delivery cost of your core offer before you sell more of it.WHAT IT CAN BE WORTH · A $800K BUSINESSPricing and delivery fixes that move margin from 30% to 43%, on the same revenue:+$104Ka year you actually keep03 · GREAT SALES, THIN PIPELINESales look great right now. Month four doesn't.Today is booked and beautiful. But your six-month forecast shows retainers wrapping up and not enough coming in behind them. The move: put money into future sales NOW, while you can comfortably afford to, so you're never selling from panic.WHAT'S ON THE LINEOne $10K/mo retainer ending in 3 months, with nothing lined up behind it:$120Ka year you see coming while there's still time to replace it04 · PAY YOURSELFThe business can pay you. You just haven't let it.The business is profitable, cash isn't tight, and you're still taking home less than the number you said you wanted. The move: close the gap between what you pay yourself and what the business can already afford, and pay yourself really well.WHAT IT CAN BE WORTHAn $8.5K/mo owner-pay gap the business can already cover, closed:+$102Ka year in YOUR pocket05 · ONE BIG CLIENTOne client is holding up half the business.One relationship is 50%+ of everything booked. Amazing client, very scary math if they ever leave. The move: lock in a longer agreement and start building the next two clients like them.WHAT'S ON THE LINE · A $500K BUSINESSOne client at half your revenue:$250Kriding on a single relationship
I thought it was great! Definitely helping me stop avoiding the numbers!
And revenue is higher than I thought ytd so that was fun!FOUNDER SCORECARD BUYER
This tool is so good!! I knew I was close to my revenue goal this year and this gave me the exact number to shoot for, I'm only 2 clients away!FOUNDER SCORECARD BUYER
★★★★★What Christy's Clients Say.....
Christy's TakeThe ONE move that matters most right now, in plain English, with a video walkthrough made for that scenario.
Retention + Tax ReserveActive clients, churn and what it costs you, plus what you've set aside vs. a 25%-of-profit rule of thumb.
Red + Green FlagsCash, profit, pipeline, owner pay, taxes, client concentration and churn, each with a one-line why.
Your Next 6 MonthsMoney in vs. money out month by month, and where your cash is headed, so January stops being a guess.
Chasing the GoalWhat's locked in, what your pipeline could add, and the gap left, on one bar.
The Bottom LinePacing to your goal? Covering payroll? Paying yourself? Exact dollars, plus what closes the gap.
Every month, plug in a few answers and see all of this on one screen:
It checks this month against your 6-month average before it decides how worried to sound. It knows the difference between a business running low on cash and one living off two big projects with plenty in the bank. And it never calls a dip "normal" without evidence. So when your Scorecard flags something, you'll know it's worth your attention.
IT WON'T CRY WOLFIt knows a slow month from a real problem.
THE FINANCIAL PROFESSIONAL BEHIND IT
Hi, I'm Christy. I make sure the math supports the dream.
✓ The Bottom Line: real dollars on pacing to your goal, covering payroll, and paying you✓ Chasing the Goal: what's locked in, what your pipeline could add, and the gap left✓ Your next 6 months: money in vs. money out, month by month, and where your cash is headed✓ Red + green flags: cash, profit, pipeline, owner pay, taxes and client concentration, each with a one-line why✓ Retention + tax reserve check: churn, what it costs you, and what you've set aside✓ Christy's Take: the ONE move that matters most right now, with a video walkthrough
WHAT YOU GETFive minutes. Your next move. One price.That's less than what one hour of CFO time usually costs, and a whole lot less than six more months of guessing which move to make.$79No bank connection · No uploads · Update it every month
THE FOUNDER SCORECARD
There's a move between you and your next six-figure goal. Let's go find it.
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