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Business Services

We bring deep expertise in the economics of people-driven businesses, from utilization and realization to project-based revenue, and build the financials that prove them out.

Our expertise

How services value gets built and proven

In a services business, the model is straightforward to describe and difficult to substantiate. Margin is driven by utilization and realization, and the firm’s primary asset is its people.

Staffing, HR, consulting, and advisory firms operate on billable time, where modest shifts in utilization or realization move the entire P&L. In people-led businesses, value is realized through reporting that connects billing, project profitability, and margin, giving leadership clear visibility into the drivers of performance.

Utilization & margin

In a services business, margin is driven by billable time. We model how utilization and labor cost move the P&L, so the levers are clear.

Realization & rate leakage

Billed hours and collected revenue rarely match. We track realization against bill rates to find where revenue leaks between the timesheet and the invoice.

Project & retainer revenue

Fixed-fee, time-and-materials, and retainer work each recognize differently. We set the policy and apply it consistently, so the top line holds up under review.

Engagement profitability

Firmwide margin hides which work actually pays. We report profitability at the project and engagement level, so leadership can see it client by client.

Exbo provides end-to-end support: finance leadership that interprets the labor, utilization, and realization picture accurately, then controllership and reporting that translate it into board-ready financials each month.

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Proof in the news

Recent services-sector work, from diligence through ongoing finance:

July 6, 2026

Everfield to Acquire Genero, Marking Its First Deal in Sweden

Business Services
June 24, 2026

MSCI Acquires First Street, Enhancing Physical Climate Risk Capabilities

Business Services
June 22, 2026

Maridea Wealth Management Acquires Ashford Investment Advisors, Establishing First Florida Practice

Business Services

More to read

Transaction services

Diligence when you are buying or being bought

Business services CFO and controllership advisory

Ongoing finance for services companies

Services finance transformation

Controllership and reporting for multi-entity platforms

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