As I sort through our daily barrage of emails, I see more than a few offering webinars or workshops or white papers promising to help business owners learn how to read their financial statements. All very nice and certainly addressing a need we frequently see when we...
I had dinner with a group of friends this week, one of whom is a CEO looking to plan an exit from the consulting firm he built over the last 25 years. Since this group occasionally discusses business issues, we talked about the options and issues our friend will face...
Exiting your business is a lot like selling a very good used car (or the home you’ve lived in for 25 years). A lot can look good on the outside, but a lot can go wrong if the buyer takes a good look at the inside. That’s why you want to start early, get a skilled...
It’s amazing how some business problems just keep coming around again and again. I looked at some of our published guidance from 25 years ago and saw an interesting piece on the disloyal attitude that so many employees had for their employers (often richly deserved, I...
I’ve been reading headlines recently about newly hired CFOs at several large companies. Some eye openers to be sure: PayPal delivered a package worth $6 million to their new financial guy. Walmart threw in a $5 million signing bonus, Pfizer paid their new CFO $5...
