A turnaround CFO for companies at an inflection point — fix the cash flow, restructure the debt, and get back to durable profitability. Founder of Business GPS, an IRS Enrolled Agent, and a five-time Inc. 5000 entrepreneur.
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Business GPS: Finding Your Way Through the Worst Time of Your Life
“Fix the cash flow first. Almost everything else a struggling business needs gets easier from there.” Joseph Meuse · Founder, Business GPS
Joseph Meuse is a turnaround CFO and the founder of Business GPS, where he serves as a strategic CFO-for-hire and crisis navigator for owners who need real answers — not a deck. His focus is practical and financial: stabilize cash flow, restructure debt, and rebuild a path to sustainable profitability, often when other advisors have already walked away.
A serial entrepreneur, Meuse has founded and scaled five Inc. 5000 companies, giving him an operator's instinct for where a business is actually bleeding and where the leverage is. As an IRS Enrolled Agent, he also brings federally licensed tax expertise to the table — the highest credential the IRS awards, with unlimited rights to represent taxpayers.
Over his career he has helped more than 6,000 companies stay in business and improve their cash flow, work that has contributed to an estimated 400,000+ jobs saved and over $400M in debt reduced for clients. The consistent thread: improve cash flow first, then build the financial structure that lets the business grow without breaking.
His approach is direct and results-driven: find what's actually draining the business, build a clear plan, and execute on it. Whether the challenge is an economic downturn, a heavy debt load, or growth that has outrun the company's financial controls, the work is the same — clarity, a plan, and execution the owner can see in the bank account.
Beyond the boardroom, Meuse is a frequent voice in business media on financial resilience and recovery, and he now takes on a limited number of fractional CFO engagements for companies that want senior financial leadership without a full-time hire.
Three ways owners bring me in — as a steady hand on the finances, a turnaround lead, or the person who finally fixes cash flow.
Board-level financial leadership on a part-time basis — forecasting, unit economics, reporting, and the financial discipline to scale, without a full-time C-suite cost.
For companies under pressure: restructure debt, renegotiate with creditors, rebuild the capital stack, and chart a credible path out — before options run out.
Find the leaks, fix the margins, and get predictable cash flow. The single most common reason owners call — and the fastest place to create real breathing room.
Senior CFO expertise, billed by the hour — without the full-time salary.
See If We're a Fit →Selected appearances on business recovery, financial resilience, and the economy.
A short, candid conversation about where your business stands and whether fractional-CFO or turnaround support is the right move. No pressure, no jargon.