Anchor & Aura CFO provides fractional CFO services exclusively for cannabis dispensaries and solo operators. Led by President and Fractional CFO Mordy Spero, the Chicago-based firm serves clients nationwide, bringing both financial expertise and firsthand business operating experience to an industry with distinctive tax, banking, cash-flow, and compliance challenges. Its services include 280E tax navigation, defensible cost-of-goods-sold optimization, strategic entity structuring, and audit-ready documentation.

The firm also offers 13-week cash-flow forecasting, vendor renegotiation, working-capital restructuring, banking relationship development, treasury management, and payment-processing strategy. Additional support includes compliance frameworks, financial systems, and audit preparation to help operators maintain clear, reliable records and make informed business decisions. Anchor & Aura CFO works with cannabis retailers, distributors, and other operators seeking stronger financial visibility or preparing to grow.

Its featured case studies describe helping a retail chain expand from two locations to eight and improving a distribution company’s working capital by 40% in six months. The firm offers free strategy consultations and a compliance checklist for cannabis businesses