Pricing / Engagements
Engagement
Two engagement models. Scoped to fit.
Pricing is built around the work, not the hour. We scope each engagement to the size, complexity, and stage of the business.
How We Compare
Less than 10% of a full-time hire. Less than 10% of a Big 4 engagement. None of the recruiting fees, ramp-up, junior-staff dilution, or fixed overhead.
Sterling Equity Partners | Traditional Options | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cash Flow Package | Full Financial Package | Full-Time CFO Hire | Big 4 / Tier 1 Consulting | |
| Initial Build | Starts at $3,500 | Starts at $10,000 | $50K to $90K (recruiting fees) | $25,000 to $75,000 |
| Monthly Retainer | Starts at $1,000/mo | Starts at $2,000/mo | $25K to $37K/mo (loaded comp) | $15,000 to $40,000/mo |
| Year 1 Total | From $14,500 | From $32,000 | $300,000 to $450,000 | $205,000 to $480,000 |
| Time to Productive Output | 5 weeks | 9 weeks | 6 to 9 months | 6 to 12 weeks |
| Working Availability | Senior bandwidth, on-call | Senior bandwidth, on-call | 40-50 hrs/wk, minus PTO and meetings | Partner involvement <10% of hours |
| Variable Capacity | Scale up or down | Scale up or down | Fixed overhead | Fixed engagement scope |
| Severance/Exit Risk | None | None | 3 to 6 months base salary | Engagement minimums |
Sterling Equity Partners
Cash Flow Package
- Initial Build
- Starts at $3,500
- Monthly Retainer
- Starts at $1,000/mo
- Year 1 Total
- From $14,500
- Time to Productive Output
- 5 weeks
- Working Availability
- Senior bandwidth, on-call
- Variable Capacity
- Scale up or down
- Severance/Exit Risk
- None
Full Financial Package
- Initial Build
- Starts at $10,000
- Monthly Retainer
- Starts at $2,000/mo
- Year 1 Total
- From $32,000
- Time to Productive Output
- 9 weeks
- Working Availability
- Senior bandwidth, on-call
- Variable Capacity
- Scale up or down
- Severance/Exit Risk
- None
Traditional Options
Full-Time CFO Hire
- Initial Build
- $50K to $90K (recruiting fees)
- Monthly Retainer
- $25K to $37K/mo (loaded comp)
- Year 1 Total
- $300,000 to $450,000
- Time to Productive Output
- 6 to 9 months
- Working Availability
- 40-50 hrs/wk, minus PTO and meetings
- Variable Capacity
- Fixed overhead
- Severance/Exit Risk
- 3 to 6 months base salary
Big 4 / Tier 1 Consulting
- Initial Build
- $25,000 to $75,000
- Monthly Retainer
- $15,000 to $40,000/mo
- Year 1 Total
- $205,000 to $480,000
- Time to Productive Output
- 6 to 12 weeks
- Working Availability
- Partner involvement <10% of hours
- Variable Capacity
- Fixed engagement scope
- Severance/Exit Risk
- Engagement minimums
Engagements scope on a discovery call. Larger companies, more complex businesses, and PE-backed operations price from these baselines.
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