Financial Fancy | Fractional CFO Strategist
Fractional CFO and finance educator covering grants, planning, and operations for small businesses; posts on financial leadership and FP&A-style practices.
Apply Now for $20,000 Small Business Grant
🚨 GRANT ALERT: $20,000 AVAILABLE FOR SMALL BUSINESS OWNERS 🚨 If you’ve been saying you need funding, mentorship, and a strategy to grow your business, this is one worth looking at. 🧵 THREAD 👇 1/ The 2026 Allstate Main Street Grants Program is now accepting applications through a partnership between Hello Alice, Allstate, and the Global Entrepreneurship Network. 💰 $2 million in funding is being distributed to support small business owners nationwide. 2/
Richmond Nonprofits: Apply for Up to $100K Grant
🚨 Grant Alert: Up to $100,000 Available for Richmond Area Nonprofits 🚨 If you’re a nonprofit serving the Richmond region, stop scrolling. Impact 100 Richmond has officially opened its 2026 grant cycle, and transformational grants of up to $100,000 are available. Applications...
Clarity Over Noise Drives Entrepreneurial Revenue
Entrepreneurship will expose every gap in your thinking before it pays you. The shift happens when you stop chasing noise and get clear on the problem you solve and how you communicate it. Clarity creates revenue every time. #EntrepreneurMindset #BusinessClarity #FinancialFancy
Allstate Grants Offer Real Capital, Not Just Exposure
Founders keep saying they’re tired of “exposure only” cohorts and accelerator programs with no actual capital attached… Well, I found one that’s putting MONEY on the table. 👀 🧵👇 The 2026 Allstate Main Street Grants Program is officially open through Hello Alice in...
Stop Waiting—Join Bootcamp to Build Your Business
Stop sitting on the idea. Entrepreneurship Bootcamp 2026 is where you get clear, get structured, and actually start building. No fluff. Just mindset, setup, and real business foundation. Get in the room: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/entrepreneurship-bootcamp-2026-tickets-1988369125580 #Entrepreneurship #BuildInPublic #StartNow
Upcoming Grants for Founders: Up to $300K Available
I heard yall were looking for some funding Elevate Prize Foundation (up to $300,000) https://elevateprize.org/the-elevate-prize/ Due May 8, 2026 • Nearshored Manufacturing Grant ($1,000) https://nearshored.ai/grant Due May 15, 2026 • Women Founders Network Fast Pitch ($25,000 + mentorship) https://www.womenfoundersnetwork.org/about-fast-pitch Due May 31, 2026 • Cartier Women’s Initiative ($30,000–$100,000) https://www.cartierwomensinitiative.com/ Due June 16, 2026
Turn Tax Returns Into Strategic Profit Plans
Another tax season closed. Now the real work begins. We’re not just filing returns… we’re dissecting them. Every client gets a full financial review, identifying leaks, missed opportunities, and strategic moves. Because the goal isn’t to survive tax season. It’s to reduce liability, increase...
Tap Into These 9 Immediate Grants Now
Stop saying there’s no money out here. Y’all just not tapped in. Here are 9 grants you can apply for RIGHT NOW 👇🏾 ⸻ 1. Building Her Community Grant $5,000 For women building communities, memberships, or courses Apply: freelancingfemales.com/heartbeat If you’re building a community based business… this is low...
Working Capital Determines Survival, Not Growth
Working capital is either funding your growth… or silently killing your business. Most entrepreneurs don’t even realize which side they’re on. Let’s break it down. Working capital = Current Assets – Current Liabilities Simple math. But it tells a powerful story. It answers one question: Can your business survive...
Record Gross Sales, Log Fees as Separate Expense
If you’re using Stripe or Square, this is a CFO conversation. You make a $100 sale. $97 hits your bank. What’s hitting your P&L as revenue? If it’s $97, your reporting is off. Revenue is recorded gross. Fees are recorded separately as an expense. That $3 is...
Four Funding Paths Entrepreneurs Use Before Banks
Most entrepreneurs think funding starts with a bank loan. It usually doesn’t. There are 4 ways businesses actually secure funding before they ever walk into a bank.