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Perspectives on Client Accounting Services (CAS) for creative agencies, advertising agencies, and growing businesses — from the team at Black Ink.
CAS Fundamentals · 5 min read
Agencies are built around ideas, not spreadsheets. Client Accounting Services (CAS) is the modern answer for creative shops that need real-time financial clarity without hiring a full in-house finance department.
Read the pieceAgency Operations · 6 min read
The three roles are not interchangeable, and hiring one when you need another wastes money. A short guide to which finance function fits your agency's current stage — and how a CAS partnership can deliver all three without three hires.
Read the pieceExit & Diligence · 8 min read
When acquirers or growth investors walk into due diligence, they discover in weeks what your agency has been quietly ignoring for years. Here's the practical checklist that separates deals that close cleanly from deals that stall — or die.
Read the pieceBlack Ink helped us start, grow and exit. They were there for us from day one to the due diligence process during the acquisition of our business. When we first started developing our product it was too soon to hire full-time employees to fill all of our operational and financial needs, but we also couldn't afford to let anything slip through the cracks. Whether it be a senior talent we were recruiting or an investor group we were courting, the details matter regardless of your company size or stage of growth. Black Ink represented us in our style, with our brand's personality. Their team crossed the T's and dotted the I's. They delivered when we needed it and when we were in the trenches they kept a lookout around the bend. Being able to have continuity in HR legal, operations, and financial services through all stages of growth has been invaluable.
— David Skokna · RAY