Business advisory

Experienced leadership for the problems that come with growth.

For Middle Tennessee owners who know the business could perform better, have outgrown the way they used to operate, or need experienced help navigating the next stage.

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01 / Understand

Understand the Business

Before changing the business, you need to see it clearly. We help owners make sense of performance, identify the right metrics, and separate symptoms from root causes.

Financial Performance

Understand what's driving revenue, margin, cash flow, and profitability.

KPI Development & Monitoring

Build a scorecard that helps leadership act sooner and with more confidence.

Business Health Assessment

Identify strengths, gaps, and areas that deserve immediate attention.

Risk Management

Surface operational, financial, and organizational vulnerabilities before they become expensive.

02 / Strengthen

Strengthen the Business

Once the issues are clear, the work becomes execution: better systems, better decisions, and better accountability.

Strategic Planning

Turn goals into a focused operating plan with clear priorities.

Operations Improvement

Improve how work moves through the organization and reduce friction.

Fractional CFO / COO

Add experienced financial and operational leadership without a full-time executive hire.

Leadership Support

Give owners and executives an outside perspective for difficult decisions.

03 / Prepare

Prepare for What's Next

The best time to prepare for growth, succession, or exit is before the decision becomes urgent.

Growth Planning

Build the operational and financial foundation needed for healthy growth.

Succession Planning

Reduce owner dependence and prepare leadership for continuity.

Exit Planning

Strengthen the business before a transition, sale, or ownership change.

Value & Readiness

Identify the factors that make the business more durable, transferable, and valuable.

Middle Tennessee business advisory

Local enough to be in the room when it matters.

Old Hickory Group is based in Murfreesboro and works with owners and leadership teams across Middle Tennessee, including the greater Nashville market.

For fractional leadership relationships, proximity matters. The work can include regular financial and operational reviews, leadership conversations, planning sessions, and hands-on problem solving—not simply a remote monthly report.

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