Building A Startup - The Do's & Dont's | [CFO Weekly] Episode 22
A lot of startups are facing a conundrum today when it comes to securing funding and raising capital: how can they build a startup when they don’t fit perfectly into a single vertical? Find out.
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How Private Equity Firms Add Efficiency Without Adding to Headcount
In 2020, the private equity landscape has become increasingly crowded. Aggressive growth over the past five years has resulted in fierce competition as dry powder piles up and more players enter the..
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Using FAO to Improve EBITDA Margins in Portfolio Companies
Keeping margins as wide as possible is a core element to the success of portfolio companies in the private equity (PE) model. The ability to acquire an asset and turn it from a low-to middling-perform
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Safeguarding Financial Info: How to Ensure Company Data Doesn't Fall Into the Wrong Hands
In 2020, every industry has reason to concern itself with cybersecurity, and that includes private equity. Reducing the risk of a data breach means acknowledging it exists and fighting against it.
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[Infographic] Outsourcing: Private Equity's Back-Office Efficiency Secret
Think you need to hire? Maybe not. Private Equity firms can use outsourcing to gain efficiency in their back-office teams without the cost of hiring.
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Joining A Private Equity-Backed Company As Their CFO
If you’ve ever moved from a large corporation to a smaller company, say a startup, or even a mid-sized company, you know how different the role of the CFO can be in various environments. Find out how.
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Streamlining Finance & Accounting Processes in Your High-growth Portfolio Companies
Picking up a new asset company to add to your private equity portfolio represents an exciting opportunity for growth. Before that growth can be actualized, however, there's a number of steps to take.
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The Trouble with Tribal Knowledge: How to Document Your Accounting Process
There's a certain moment that we've all had at work, whether the work we do is in the C-Suite or on the front lines of entry-level operations. It's the moment when you go from being the "newbie" to...
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Remote Working In The Finance Department: How To Harness Offsite Talent
It seems like a distant memory now, but at this time last year, 3.2 percent of the American workforce was fully remote – that's 4.3 Million people. Fast forward to today, and it's 157 Million.
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Outsourced Accounting With A Team of One: How FAO Has Evolved
It's true that in life, the only constant is change. That certainly extends to the way we collectively do business, whether we experience those changes piecemeal or as a whole.
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Hiring Accounting Talent While Scaling
When it's time to scale, it's time to celebrate. Consider this: your company has found its place in the market. You've proven the value of what you have to offer.
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