PEOPLE AND THE PERFECT PLACE
While the title is not as endearing as is Harold and the Purple Crayon, there are similarities in the adventure of finding the ideal fit for professionals. It is one thing to…
Read more »FINANCIAL REPORTING FOR THE GROWING MANUFACTURER
Data is the life-blood of a well-run business. Yet, the food manufacturer often lacks what he or she needs. What reports would you really like to have? Would it help…
Read more »1031 EXCHANGES – WILL SOUND TAX POLICY SAVE THEM FROM EXTINCTION?
As tax reform has hit the forefront of the new Administration’s agenda, this is good time to examine a powerful, yet often misunderstood, provision of the tax code. The tax…
Read more »THE VALUE SURPRISE IN SELLING YOUR BUSINESS
In this post I describe a frequent problem our firm encounters with founder/owners looking to sell their business. Recently a client mentioned that she was thinking of selling her existing…
Read more »Is the CFO a “salesperson”?
By Robert Weis Most CFOs would answer with an emphatic “no”; quickly adding, our role is to manage the company’s financial affairs. However, I think that response illustrates a cynical…
Read more »SURVIVING M&A DUE DILIGENCE
You may remember the commercial when a camera catches a winning Super Bowl player who proclaims “I’m going to Disney World”. Well, Mr. or Ms. Business owner, you have just…
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What is the value of housing, and why is there a “Housing Crisis?”
By Bill KleinPartner, CFOs2GO Everyone values housing. When we think of value, we think of how highly something deserves to be regarded, i.e., its importance, worth or usefulness. Although this…
Read more »IS THE DECK STACKED AGAINST FOREIGN FIRMS ENTERING THE U.S.?
One would certainly come to that conclusion after reading the Schumpeter Blog in The Economist January 12, 2017 – America Leaves Foreign Firms Out In The Cold. However, I would respectfully…
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Incentive Compensation for Non-Sales People
People Guidelines to Ensure Unambiguous Performance By Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2GO You can quote me, “Sales People are ‘coinoperated’.” I don’t know of a single salespersonwho wouldn’t sell a product at a…
Read more »RESTAURANT INDUSTRY BALANCING ACT: TECHNOLOGY AND STAFFING
The landscape of the Restaurant Industry has changed dramatically in the last decade. The National Restaurant Association states that consumers spend nearly half of their food budget at restaurants[1]. However, restaurants…
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