Oleksandr Solovei

Haulage: the trucks keep rolling but the cash is gone — where the gap comes from

The trucks are on the road, there's plenty of work, yet the account keeps running dry. Why a haulier ends up with a cash gap and how to close it without taking on loans.

The Overhead That Quietly Ate 22% of a Builder's Margin

A construction firm looked profitable per project — until a financier allocated office and equipment costs across objects. The overhead nobody split was eating 22% of the margin.

AI Financial Health Check: Know How Your Business Is Doing in a Minute

"How are we doing?" is the hardest question to answer fast. A financial health check reads five signals in your numbers and tells you in plain language — here's what it checks and how AI does it in a minute.

30-Day Cash Forecast: How a Small Business Owner Sees the Next Month Before It Happens

There's one question every small business owner in Ukraine returns to, over and over, month after month: will there be enough cash when the salaries are due? On paper the answer usually is. In the bank account, the answer is a different story — because payments arrive late, taxes fall unexpectedly,…

AI Assistant in Business Finance: What It Actually Means for a Small Business Owner

Every small business owner in Ukraine hears "AI" somewhere between five and fifty times a week. Most of it lands as noise. What's genuinely different for the owner running a services agency, a smal…

Dividends from a TOV vs Draws from a FOP: The Real Cost of Getting Your Own Money Out

Somewhere between year two and year four, most Ukrainian small business owners have the same conversation with an accountant, a spouse, or themselves: is my legal structure the right one for how I'…

Business Cash vs Personal Cash: How to Separate Them Cleanly (Even If You're a FOP)

For Ukrainian FOP owners and single-owner businesses generally, one of the quietest problems in the whole operation is the fact that "business cash" and "personal cash" live in the same wallet. Som…

The Data Room Was Not the Problem: What a Founder Learned Preparing Her Business for a First Investor

A founder of a ₴14M education-services business — six-year-old, profitable, three cohorts of alumni — described the first real investor conversation she had, the one that taught her what "ready" ac…

Five Outlets, Five Managers, Five Sets of Numbers: How the Franchise Owner Finally Saw the Whole Business

An owner of a five-outlet retail franchise — home goods, ₴48M annual group revenue, one owner-operated flagship and four managed outlets — described the exercise that changed how she ran the business.

Cash Flow and the Cash Flow Statement: What It Is and How to Calculate It

A founder of a ₴12M services business described the moment she stopped pretending to understand cash flow. She had a P&L showing ₴1.8M annual profit. She had a bank balance of ₴240K. The accountant…

Cash Flow Gap: How to Identify It and How to Prevent It

A founder of an ₴8M product business described the night before payroll, two years ago, that taught her what a cash flow gap actually is.

With Profit, But Without Money: 7 Financial Insights That Will Change an Entrepreneur's Mindset

Change your approach to finances: not just reports, but real money management. 7 insights that will revolutionize an entrepreneur's mindset.

Launch with $100K — Zero on the Account: The Harsh Truth About Info Business and a Plan to Save It

Even successful online founders often find themselves broke — this piece dives into why big launches don’t equal profit and how financial clarity can turn chaos into a sustainable business.

Sales ≠ Profit: How to Stop Margin Bleed in 10 Minutes a Day

Sales don’t equal profit. Learn how to spot hidden leaks, regain control of your margins, and make data-driven business decisions daily.

How +271% Growth Turned Into a Loss of $1.3 Million. 7 Insights that Will Save Your Business

From boom to bust: why even success can be dangerous without financial control. How 7 simple insights can save your business.

How Finmap Helps Manufacturing Companies Bring Financial Order

How manufacturing companies can put their finances in order, avoid cash flow gaps, and make informed decisions — using real-life cases and solutions as examples.

Zero on the Account and $175,000 in the Red: 7 Insights to Avoid Bankruptcy

A true story of an entrepreneur who lost $175,000 due to cash flow gaps and failed partnerships. 7 insights on financial management, money control, and strategy to help you avoid bankruptcy.

8 Financial Lessons After Losing $120,000: How to Avoid Cash Gaps

8 hard-won lessons on how to avoid cash gaps and debt — entrepreneur Ekaterina Vyshnevetska shares what saved her business after losing $120,000.

Thousands of Businesses Already Have Their Finances in Order. With 1991 Ventures — Even More Will

Finmap secured investment from 1991 Ventures to help SMEs manage finances efficiently, scale their businesses, and avoid cash gaps.

4 Businesses – Unified Financial System: How Anita Solovey uses Finmap for Effective Project Management

Bohdan Puzanskyi is the financial director. He handles all financial matters in Anita Solovey's businesses. He uses Finmap for money management and loves order in finances as well as Anita's unexpected ideas.

Google Invested in Ukrainian Finmap. Why?

Google has invested in Finmap through its startup support programme aimed at developing Ukrainian companies. The funding will help Finmap to expand its financial management and analytics automation functionality, which will bring new opportunities for users to make business decisions and support the company's global growth.

Finmap Raised $1.2 Million from European and Ukrainian Investors

Finmap, a cash flow management service for businesses, closed a new round of investments amounting to $1.2 million.