The first 72 hours define the outcome.
A financial crisis management consultant provides immediate, hands-on support for businesses facing acute distress — cash emergencies, lender defaults, key-person departures, or sudden operational failures that demand action now, not next quarter. Lighthouse professionals move fast, assess accurately under pressure, and take the stabilization steps that preserve value and buy time for strategic decisions.
How we act quickly.
1. Cash Assessment: We establish a real-time picture of liquidity: current balances, burn rate, and the exact runway available before critical obligations come due.
2. Stakeholder Triage: We identify which relationships require immediate, direct communication: lenders, employees, vendors, and customers and manage outreach in order of priority and exposure.
3. Obligation Mapping: We build a complete inventory of outstanding commitments: amounts, counterparties, and deadlines, then determine what can be deferred, renegotiated, or restructured to preserve cash.
4. Stabilization Actions: Implement immediate cost reductions, cash-preservation measures, and lender communication protocols.
5. Options Assessment: We evaluate every available path forward and present management and stakeholders with a clear-eyed analysis of viability, risk, and timeline for each.
The best outcomes start with early action.
The sooner we're at the table, the more options remain available. Reach out for a confidential conversation with our team
When every hour counts.
If you’ve received a demand letter, default notice, or acceleration from a lender; if cash will run out within 30 days without a plan; if a key executive has departed suddenly; or if a major customer or revenue source has been lost without warning — it’s time to call.
In urgent situations, we have started engagements within 24 hours of initial contact. Crisis work is what we’re built for — our team is structured to deploy immediately when the situation demands it.
Crisis management is the immediate stabilization phase — preserving cash, managing stakeholder communication, and buying time. Turnaround consulting is the longer-term engagement that follows, focused on restructuring, strategic planning, and restoring viability. In practice, many engagements begin as crisis response and evolve into full turnaround work.
Yes. In a crisis, we embed alongside your existing leadership to provide the financial expertise and operational support the situation requires. We’re not there to replace your team — we’re there to stabilize the situation so your team can lead effectively.
Not every crisis leads to a turnaround. If the analysis shows that the business is not viable, we help management and stakeholders evaluate alternatives — including restructuring, sale, or orderly wind-down — and execute the path that preserves the most value.
