Are You Waiting for Change? Or Are You Creating It? The past few years have had fascinating weather in different parts of the world. “Uncharacteristic”. Really variable.Significant variation even within small geographic areas. Is this the impact of environmental damage or something else? (A topic for another day.) When experiencing change such as this there […]
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If you are running a small or medium sized business, you may have grown to where you are considering adding an extra manager to help you handle all of the work. But do you add a financial manager (potentially a CFO) or an operations manager (potentially a COO)? Do you need help managing your finances
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A fractional COO, or Chief Operating Officer, is a professional who provides part-time or project-based operational support to small and medium-sized businesses. But what exactly do they do, and how can they help with various aspects of the business? In this post, we will explore the role and benefits of a fractional COO, and when
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What is their Role? Why does a Business need a CFO? Describe the transformation. Have you heard the term fractional chief financial officer (also called part-time CFO) and wonder what it means, and do you need one? In this post, we will discuss transformation, what a fractional CFO is, services they offer, when you should
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The traditional definition of working capital:assets or liabilities that cycle through the business continually to create your business activity, sales, profit. Cash, receivables, payables, inventory. But is your capital actually working in your business? Working to make you successful? If it is working what is working for you? If the cash is just in your bank
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I have seen several companies recently that, after years of operating without a strong financial partner to maximize their success (but that is a topic for another day!), decided to appoint a Chief Financial Officer, or a Fractional CFO, only to be seriously disappointed. These are companies on the smaller size. The one today $25
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Have you stepped on a lion’s tail in the African bush? My family was on walking safari in South Africa. Enjoying the fantastic experience of walking as a group, single file, silently, through an African early morning. Innumerable dangers around but an experience that is hard to match. Peaceful, cool, magnificent. Suddenly the lead game
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Defining Growth The common definition of growth is “to increase in physical size” i.e. get bigger, heavier, stronger. Of course it can also mean increasing, developing or maturing an intangible. Like knowledge. Children are excited to measure how fast they grow. It certainly has advantages, like qualifying for “big and scary rides” in the theme
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When does the most profound PERSONAL GROWTH happen? In business and personally? Reading a book? Learning from someone else’s errors? While meditating? During formal education?It happens through personal experience and especially when challenged. In the throes of frustration. When overwhelmed. Afraid. Confused. Angry or embarrassed. It happens when you are doing the same thing and
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Think you can? Know you Can! “I—think—I—can, I—think—I—can.” Like the Little Engine said. Often pulling your business for ongoing growth and success is hard. But You-Can-Do-It! You will do it … If you want to. When the going gets tough only the best get going because they do it right, they find a way, or
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