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Business Finance

Should You Trade Up Your Bookkeeper or Accountant?

There is a common misconception that early-stage startups and low-growth companies don’t really need executive financial leadership… not yet anyways. This misconception holds that hiring…

CFO Selections Team
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Workforce & Hiring

Accounting Turnover: Why is it Happening and How do we Stop It?

Having a hard time finding talented accountants for your business? That’s no surprise. I see news headlines every day that indicate many businesses are struggling…

Jeff Dunn
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Workforce & Hiring

Why is it so hard to hire an accounting employee? A 20th-anniversary reflection

As CFO Selections celebrates its 20th anniversary of providing business owners with senior finance and accounting services, I want to help business owners and hiring…

Alex de Soto
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Financial Leadership

How Do I Let Go of an Underperforming CFO?

According to CFO.com the most common reasons for a CFO change are: As a follow-up move to a CEO change A voluntary decision to pursue…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

The Difference Between Retained and Contingent Search

When you need to fill a leadership position, who can help find the right candidate for the role? Recruiting companies fall into one of two…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

Is It Time to Downsize Your Business?

Downsizing is never a light topic to broach, but for businesses that are financially compromised or experiencing a reduction in demand, it is important to…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

A Roadmap to Hiring a CFO

Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) is a daunting activity for many organizations. Understanding when to bring someone on board, what kinds of options are…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

Options for Hiring a CFO

When your business gets to the point where it needs to hire a CFO, what are your options? Full-time In-house Interim Outsourced, virtual or in-house…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

How Does Your CFO Spend Their Day?

  Ever wonder why your CFO spends more time in their office than anywhere else? Or maybe you have a CFO who is always out…

Alex de Soto
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Business Finance

Accounting is a Team Sport

Repeat after me… Accounting is a team sport.”   This has been my mantra for the past 30 years and it’s as important and true now…

Tom Broetje