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Statement reader
Gets the real picture
Reads your exported statements and shows where every dollar goes, in dollars and percent of revenue.
Expense Control HubDecide your profit first. Make the spending fit.
Most businesses spend first and hope profit shows up at the end. Expense Control Hub flips that. You set the profit and owner pay you need, and every real expense has to earn its place under the Salary Cap. Then each decision becomes an action with a name and a date.
- Salary Cap Method
- Works from your P&L
- Every cut assigned
- Contracts tracked
What is Expense Control Hub?
Expense Control Hub is a profit-first expense control app built on the Salary Cap Method. Owners upload their Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow, set a profit target, and sort every real expense under a cap. Each cut, renewal or change becomes a dated action assigned to a person and tracked over time.
| Built by | SMB Strategy Consultants |
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| Made for | Owners, bookkeepers and fractional CFOs |
| Works from | P&L, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow exports |
| Method | The Salary Cap Method |
What it does
What does the Hub do for you?
The Hub does the sorting, math and tracking so the decisions are the only part left for you. Inside CFO Clarity Layer, Jordan, the Salary Cap specialist, runs this same method for advisory clients.
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Cap calculator
Sets the limit
Takes out profit and owner pay first, then budgets costs so you know exactly what is left.
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Board sorter
Organizes decisions
Puts each expense into keep, review, cut or priority so the easy wins are obvious.
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Renewal watcher
Catches contracts
Tracks contract end dates so you can act before another year renews on its own.
The board
Sort real expenses, not percentages.
Every expense is a card. Drag it to keep, reduce, cut or priority and watch the Salary Cap bar update. You see exactly how close you are to the profit you planned.
- One card per real expense
- Cut by percent or dollar
- The cap bar updates live
The money
See where every dollar goes.
Upload the statements you already export from your accounting system. The Hub breaks them into clear sections and checks that everything ties back to net income before anything is saved.
- Dollars and percent of revenue
- Ties to net income
- Month by month or full year
The follow-through
Every decision gets a name and a date.
A list of ideas does nothing. The Hub turns each cut, cancel or renegotiation into an action assigned to a person, with a due date and the savings attached. Print a checklist for each person if you like.
- Assigned, dated actions
- Savings tracked per action
- Printable checklist per person
The report
A one-page answer to "can we afford it?"
The Profit Protection Report shows net income today, with the plan and at target, plus where every dollar of revenue goes. Share it with a partner, banker or your team.
- Today, plan and target side by side
- Profit by revenue stream
- Debt and contracts in one place
How does the Salary Cap Method work?
Start with revenue
Use the revenue you actually have, not the revenue you hope for.
Protect profit first
Set aside your profit target and owner pay before anything else.
Budget the costs
Give direct costs and fixed costs a clear budget.
What is left is the cap
The remainder is the Salary Cap: the most the business can spend on people.
Who decides what gets cut?
You do. The Hub shows the math and tracks the follow-through. Every keep, cut and change is your call.
- Your numbers come from your own statements
- Nothing is cancelled for you
- Only invited people can see your company
- Owners control who can export or delete
Who is Expense Control Hub for?
Business owners
You want to know what you can afford today and stop being surprised at the end of the month.
Bookkeepers and fractional CFOs
You want a clear way to walk clients through spending decisions and hold them to the plan.
Growing teams
You are about to hire and need to know whether payroll fits before you make the offer.
Questions about Expense Control Hub
Do I need new software to get my numbers in?
No. Expense Control Hub works from the Profit and Loss, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow you can already export from your accounting system.
What makes this different from a budget spreadsheet?
A spreadsheet starts with spending and leaves profit as whatever is left. The Hub starts with profit, sets a Salary Cap and turns every decision into an assigned, dated action.
Is the Salary Cap only about payroll?
The cap is the most the business can spend on people after profit and costs are covered. The board covers every expense, so you can see how all of it fits.
Can my bookkeeper or CFO use it with me?
Yes. You can invite people to your company and control what each person can do.
See it live
See Expense Control Hub working on your business.
A demo is a short, live walkthrough built around your situation. We will show you where the agents save the most time and answer questions about fit and timing.
Prefer to explore first? Visit expensecontrolhub.com ↗
Schedule a demo
Tell us a little about you. We will reach out to set up a time that works, usually within one business day.
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