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No. 02Fractional CFOSalons & spas only

A CFO who actually speaks salon.

Ignite CFO Group gives salon and spa owners CFO-level financial clarity: monthly P&L, 13-week cash flow, and the salon KPIs that actually drive the business, without the cost of a full-time hire.

01The problemWhy generic doesn't fit

Generic financial help doesn't fit a salon.

Most bookkeepers and CPAs treat a salon like any other business. They don't know commission vs. booth rent vs. hourly, why your labor line swings with the schedule, or how much margin is hiding in your retail shelf. So you're left translating your own numbers, or flying blind between appointments.

We do one thing: fractional CFO work for salons and spas. Every client we serve runs a salon, a spa, or a blow-dry bar. That focus is the whole point.

02The numbersTracked daily

The salon KPIs we track.

Not generic small-business metrics. The numbers that tell you what's really happening on your floor.

  1. 01

    Rebooking rate

    How many guests leave with their next visit booked.

  2. 02

    Retail attach

    How often product goes home with a service.

  3. 03

    Average ticket

    Service plus retail, per visit, per stylist.

  4. 04

    New-guest retention

    Whether first visits turn into regulars.

  5. 05

    Service vs. retail mix

    Where your margin is actually coming from.

  6. 06

    Labor % by location

    Payroll against revenue, before payroll runs.

  7. 07

    Productivity per stylist

    Revenue per booked and per open hour.

  8. 08

    Pre-booking %

    How full next month already is, today.

A colourist painting balayage onto foils in warm afternoon light

The numbers behind every chair.

Commission, booth rent, retail, tips. We read all of it.

03The fitHow salons make money

Built around how salons actually make money.

  1. 01

    We speak salon

    Commission, hourly, and booth-rent pay models. Retail vs. service margins. Tip handling. We read your P&L the way you run your floor.

  2. 02

    Chair-level economics

    Profitability per stylist, per chair, per location, so you know which seats and services pay, and which quietly don't.

  3. 03

    Built on your POS

    We pull from the tools you already run, your salon POS (Phorest, Meevo) and QuickBooks, and turn raw transactions into decisions.

  4. 04

    Retail as a real revenue line

    Most salons leave money on the shelf. We treat product as a second P&L: inventory, attach rates, and margin.

04What you getEvery engagement

Three pillars of financial clarity.

Every engagement includes our full CFO stack, not a cherry-picked menu of services.

Monthly P&L clarity

Clean, consistent financial statements every month, with context, not just numbers. Know where you've been and why.

  • QBO close & reconciliation
  • Department and location P&L splits
  • Month-over-month trend analysis
  • Board-ready management reports

Cash flow forecasting

See 13 weeks into the future: every inflow, every outflow, every danger point, before it becomes a crisis.

  • Rolling 13-week cash model
  • Payroll & tax calendar mapping
  • Low-cash alerts & runway tracking
  • Scenario modeling, best and worst case

Real-time KPI dashboards

Daily performance data delivered to your inbox every morning, and accessible anytime in your client portal.

  • Revenue vs. prior year
  • Labor cost % by location
  • New-guest acquisition & retention
  • Salon-specific KPIs, your way
05Chair economicsTry it with your numbers

Every chair is its own business.

Most owners know their total revenue. Very few know what a single chair hour is worth, or what the empty ones are costing them. Slide the numbers to match your floor.

Revenue sitting in empty chair hours

$0

per year, at your current rate

Every +5 points of booked time
$0
Annual service revenue
$0
Revenue per open chair hour
$0
Find your real numbers

Illustrative estimate based on your inputs. Not financial advice.

06How it worksLive by month two

How it works.

  1. 1

    30 minutes · free

    Strategy call

    A free 30-minute call to understand your salon, your pain points, and what financial clarity would actually unlock for you.

  2. 2

    No tiers · no templates

    Custom scope

    An engagement scoped to your size, complexity, and goals. No bloated packages, no paying for things you don't need.

  3. 3

    Live by month two

    We get to work

    Onboarding takes less than a week. By month two you have clean financials, a live KPI dashboard, and a 13-week cash forecast.

A free 30-minute call

Ready to see your salon clearly?

Book a free 30-minute discovery call. We'll look at your numbers together and show you what's possible.