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For years, many lower-middle-market (LMM) companies have relied on a patchwork of bookkeepers, tax preparers, and sometimes a part-time controller to keep the books in order. That approach works fine when you’re a $2M business with simple needs. But as soon as revenues climb into the $10M, $25M, or $50M range-or investors and lenders enter the picture-the cracks start to show. The reality is this: the same financial infrastructure that got you here won’t get you where you’re