February 2007

Welcome to the CFO Selections newsletter! Our newsletter highlights current financial news and trends that impact your business's financial health. Our goal is to deliver valuable information in a concise, easy-to-use format, allowing you to quickly access the information you need to make smart business decisions.

From Our Desk:

Information Technology Leadership For the Small Company CFO - With today's demands on companies to continually drive top-line growth, every group in the enterprise must contribute to success. This imperative is driving a new era in Information Technology leadership ' one that requires CFO's to operate not just as finance executives but also as technologists.

This month in Finance:

Best of 2006 - Accounting - Are you up-to-date on all the accounting changes and developments of 2006? Here is a selection of the most popular accounting articles of the year from CFO.com Magazine.

What's Your Company Worth Now? - The market is flooded with capital, and more investors are putting it into private companies. That's just one reason you need to know the value of your business. Here's how to find it.

M&A Surge to Continue in '07 - The dealmakers behind mergers and buyouts predict the pace of transactions will increase for the next six months.

This month for CEO's:

What Can We Expect in 2007 - Six entrepreneurs talk about the plans they're making for the new year.

Announcements:

David Croom Joins CFO Selections Team - David joins CFO Selections with nearly 20 years of experience in business, finance and accounting roles as Corporate Controller, Director of Accounting, head of Internal Audit and Lead Consultant. Most recently, he was with Cray Inc. A supercomputing manufacturer as their Senior Director Operations and Controller. He has worked in senior accounting and finance roles for Drugstore.com, Microsoft, and the Chevron Corporation. Mr. Croom graduated from Washington State University with BA in Accounting. David is the National Doubles Racquetball Champion, 2006 ' Men's 35+ and a Wilson Sport - Sponsored Club Pro promoting & marketing racquetball throughout the Puget Sound area as an AMPRO Certified Professional. David lives in Seattle with his wife and two children.

We welcome David to the CFO Selections team!

What's on Your Mind?

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