Tage C. Tracy (Phoenix, Arizona), pronounced “Tog”, of Scandinavian decent, has operated a financial consulting firm over the past 20+ years focused on providing C/executive level accounting, financial, risk management, & strategic business planning management support to private businesses, on a fractional basis. Tage specializes in providing strategic accounting and financial consulting services to businesses operating at four distinct stages including starts-up & business launches, rapid growth, ramp, and expansion management, strategic exit & acquisition preparedness & management, and turnarounds, challenged environments, & survival techniques. In addition to the various books Tage has written, he has developed an on-line course (Finance for the Non-Financial Professional) for the University of California Berkeley Extended Studies Program and continues to produce content for publications targeting small businesses. Tage received his undergraduate degree from the University of Colorado, Boulder in 1985 and earned his CPA in 1987 (now inactive). You can contact Tage at TracyMakesCents@Gmail.com.