The Armageddon of Paper
Technology has given Paper-pushers a bad “Wrap” Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2Go Partners Lisa ChapmanAttorney, Royse Law Firm Ever wonder where the promise of a paperless society went? Pundits have been talking…
Read more »FRAUD AND ACCOUNTS PAYABLE
The larger an organization grows, the more complex its operations become. While growth is the sought-after goal of business, that success brings with it a heightened risk of fraud. Fraud…
Read more »IS IT TIME TO HIRE A CFO?
If you’re a start-up or a small company CEO (especially for the first time), at some point you’ve asked yourself “Do I need to hire a CFO?” I’ve seen variations…
Read more »NON-PROFIT DASHBOARDS PART 1: THE ROLE AND REASON
The current trend in organizations is to distribute real time financial and performance information to managers in order to improve the quality of information available to them and to enable…
Read more »SO YOU NEED A VALUATION? WHY? WHAT’S THE PURPOSE?
There are lots of reasons for a privately-owned business to consider a valuation. These might include: 1.Pricing employee stock options 2.Shareholder buyouts 3.Internal sales and purchases 4.Buy/sell agreements 5.Estate planning…
Read more »WHAT FOREIGN COMPANIES SHOULD KNOW ABOUT SALES & USE TAXES WHEN SETTING UP U.S. OPERATIONS
Many of my clients from Europe have knowledge of and experience working with VAT. As a result they often mistakenly assume, at their peril, that U.S. sales and use taxes…
Read more »Portals of Information
Essential Websites for Financial Professionals Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2Go Partners We are often asked where to get information frequently used by finance professionals in carrying out their daily responsibilities. Typical uses…
Read more »Is Excel Dead?
Obit for the most versatile analytical tool of all time is greatly exaggerated Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2Go Partners At the recent ProformativeTM Technology Conference in Burlingame, CA, a conference dominated by the large…
Read more »Maximize your company’s value to a Strategic Buyer
Avoid price reductions due to unexpected surprises in due diligence Sima HsuManaging Director, Sima Consultancy According to an empirical study done by Bargeron et al (2008)[1], the acquisition price paid…
Read more »Crowdfunding
Old Idea with a new twist Chris ChillingworthPartner, CFOs2Go Partners With some well-established websites raising hundreds of millions of dollars for creative projects, and with “equity crowd-funding” for early stage…
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