Project budgets
Bid, approved and forecast budgets kept side by side, with estimate-to-complete updated while the project is still live.
Related service →Industries · Events + Experiential Production
Every show has a budget. Not every show makes money.
Our roots are in production. We work with event, experiential and production companies where cash moves ahead of the work, scope changes on site and margin depends on decisions made at load-in. We bring the finance discipline that keeps the company as healthy as the show.
Who we work with
Owners of experiential agencies, live-event producers, fabrication and production companies, and the family offices that back them. Typically businesses running many projects at once with real vendor and crew exposure.
What changes
- Project budgets that hold from bid to strike
- Deposits and payment schedules that fund the work
- Vendor and crew commitments visible before they become surprises
- Change orders priced, approved and billed
- Reporting that rolls each project up into the company picture
What we do.
Deposits + payment schedules
Client deposit and milestone terms structured so cash arrives before vendor and crew obligations come due.
Related service →Vendor commitments
Purchase commitments, subcontractor agreements and rentals tracked against the budget, not just when the invoice shows up.
Related service →Crew + overtime
Labor plans, day rates and overtime exposure captured by project so long days on site show up in the margin, not just the payroll.
Related service →Freight, install + strike
Shipping, drayage, install and strike costs estimated and captured as part of the job rather than absorbed as overhead.
Related service →Change orders
A simple process to price, approve and bill scope changes so client goodwill does not quietly come out of margin.
Related service →Working capital
Cash forecasting across overlapping projects, seasonality and payment timing, with financing options modeled before they are needed.
Related service →Project-to-company reporting
Monthly reporting that ties every project back to company profitability, overhead coverage and capacity for the next season.
Related service →How we work.
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Follow a project
We trace one job from bid to final invoice to see where cash and margin actually move.
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Build the rhythm
We set up budget-to-actual, commitment tracking and change-order discipline the producers can keep using.
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Lead the finance
We stay beside the owner on cash, pricing, growth and, when it comes, a sale or acquisition.
Every engagement is scoped individually, with responsibilities agreed before work begins.
A few useful answers.
Why does a production company need specialized finance?
Because cash, vendors and crew are committed before the client pays in full, and scope often changes on site. General bookkeeping records what happened; project finance shows what each show is making while there is still time to act.
Can you help with deposits and client payment terms?
Yes. We help structure deposit and milestone schedules around vendor and crew timing and build the cash forecast that shows whether overlapping projects are funded.
How do you handle change orders?
We set up a lightweight process to price, approve and bill scope changes, and track them in the project budget so the true margin is visible at strike.
Do you work with agencies as well as fabricators?
Yes. Experiential agencies, live-event producers, fabrication shops and broadcast or media production teams share the same project economics, and we work across all of them.