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04/03/2026

One of the most common expansion strategies sounds like this: “We’ll get into the market first and figure out the structure later.”

It’s understandable. Opportunity moves fast!

But this approach often leads to compliance gaps, tax exposure, and reporting problems that are expensive to unwind later.

Expansion works best when financial structure grows alongside the business.

04/01/2026

Operating in multiple states introduces an entirely different level of complexity: 𝚃𝚊𝚡. 𝙿𝚊𝚢𝚛𝚘𝚕𝚕. 𝙲𝚘𝚖𝚙𝚕𝚒𝚊𝚗𝚌𝚎. 𝚁𝚎𝚙𝚘𝚛𝚝𝚒𝚗𝚐.

Many companies only discover this after expansion is already underway.

By then, the cost of correcting course can be significant.

Growth across state lines requires more than 𝐚𝐦𝐛𝐢𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. It requires structure.

We’re excited to welcome 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 back to Kaplan CFO Solutions! And yes... 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 matters.Sarah previously served as a...
03/26/2026

We’re excited to welcome 𝐒𝐚𝐫𝐚𝐡 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐭𝐢𝐧 back to Kaplan CFO Solutions! And yes... 𝘣𝘢𝘤𝘬 matters.

Sarah previously served as a Kaplan before stepping away to build and lead her own company, Green River Botanicals. Now, she returns with even deeper experience as both a leader and an operator.

Her background includes:
→ Former CFO of Genova Diagnostics, helping scale from $18M to $100M; instrumental in the successful private equity sale transaction
→ Nearly a decade at Ernst & Young advising high-growth companies
→ Founder & CEO of Green River Botanicals

This is exactly how we build our .

At Kaplan, our CFOs are not just advisors.
They’ve led. They’ve built. They’ve made the hard calls.

Because our clients don’t need more reports.
They need better decisions.

Welcome back, Sarah.

03/11/2026

Growth is exciting.

➞ A strong year.
➞ A new market opening up.
➞ A major client asking if you can serve them in another state.

Expansion often starts with opportunity.

But crossing state lines changes more than geography. It changes the financial structure of the business.

Throughout March, we’ll be sharing a few observations about what leadership teams should understand before expanding into new states.

Not all revenue is good revenue.If you don’t know which lines carry you and which drain you, growth gets expensive fast....
02/11/2026

Not all revenue is good revenue.
If you don’t know which lines carry you and which drain you, growth gets expensive fast.

02/05/2026

A clean P&L can still hide serious risk.

That’s why deeper reporting matters for growing companies.

GAAP tells you what happened.Reality tells you what’s about to hurt.𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.
02/03/2026

GAAP tells you what happened.
Reality tells you what’s about to hurt.
𝘽𝙞𝙜 𝙙𝙞𝙛𝙛𝙚𝙧𝙚𝙣𝙘𝙚.

Your financials aren’t broken.They’re just not built for decisions.If your reports only explain the past, you’re already...
01/29/2026

Your financials aren’t broken.
They’re just not built for decisions.
If your reports only explain the past, you’re already behind!

Most mid-market businesses feel it before they can name it. Volatility hits hardest in the $2-10M range. Not because lea...
01/28/2026

Most mid-market businesses feel it before they can name it.

Volatility hits hardest in the $2-10M range. Not because leaders are doing anything wrong, but because the old playbook no longer fits the environment.

If your 2026 plan is “do what worked last year and hope the market settles,” that’s not a strategy. It’s a stall.

This article breaks down why the mid-market is feeling squeezed and what actually changes the outcome: line-of-business clarity, pipeline math, and forward-looking financial leadership.
👇link in the comments.

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