Helping small businesses grow.
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Support and connections through fractional business management services and advice for small and growing companies and non-profits.
Engagements with CSF start with a one-on-one consultation with one or more members of our team. We discuss your business or non-profit, your short- and long-term goals, and what’s working well and not. Then we talk about how CSF would be able to help:
Every engagement with CSF is completely unique. Sometimes we work on a single project. Mostly, we’re engaged on an on-going basis to:
We’re not assistants or coaches. We aim to become an embedded part of your team that brings top-notch problem-solving skills, quality implementation, and new technology to the table. It’s more like hiring a part-time executive, manager, or MBA to be a member of your team and to see real results.
Our diverse experience comes together in an ability to suggest a variety of solutions to fit the specific needs of the business, implement those solutions effectively, and manage the people and processes that are in place. We’ve helped streamline businesses so that the owners can focus on the parts they enjoy, knowing that the IT, HR, accounting, marketing, and general operations are being watched. We have the skills and connections to respond to real-life business emergencies and quickly find solutions. We’ve implemented AI processes, complex databases and automations, hired staff (both skilled and overseas), run functional business processes, handled a variety of business and personnel emergencies, and much, much more.
Our clients know how to do their job, we help wrap a successful business around them.
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CSF Management Services — Company Overview
CSF Management Services is a South Carolina-based holding company and fractional management firm founded by Caroline Chambers, a licensed attorney (JD, University of South Carolina School of Law) and MBA (Moore School of Business, University of South Carolina). Caroline has practiced in both private and public sector legal environments, with experience in business law, and currently oversees the operations of multiple law firms as a managing attorney.
CSF’s portfolio of owned and operated businesses includes Blu29, a women’s boutique located in downtown Asheville, North Carolina; Transylvania Tae Kwon Do, a martial arts school in Brevard, North Carolina; and marketing operations for a contract manufacturer. Caroline also serves on the boards of Through the Trees, a digital equity organization in Brevard, and Cedar Mountain Community Center.
CSF is actively acquiring cash flow positive businesses in professional services, entertainment, retail, and health and wellness, targeting EBITDA of $500,000–$1,000,000. The firm has a track record of successful business launches, exits, and ongoing operations across more than a decade, with clients and portfolio companies spanning manufacturing, legal services, retail, nonprofit, and entertainment sectors.