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Business Finance

When to Use a ‘Decision Tree’ for Business Planning

For those not familiar with the term, a decision tree is a flow chart that works through all possible response options in a scenario to…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

Understanding the Importance of Financial Modeling: Should You Build a 3-Year Model?

“How do you build a three-year financial model?” It’s a question we get (and answer) a lot. A financial model is a type of financial…

CFO Selections Team
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Business Finance

Business Continuity Planning and Risk Management

One of your most important tasks as a business leader and manager is mitigating risk. Understanding what kind of risk exists, planning for the impact of…

CFO Selections Team
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Financial Leadership

CFO Succession Planning Best Practices

Today’s executive financial hiring numbers reveal a surprising trend! Recent data shows that the rate of companies hiring externally for their Chief Financial Officer (CFO)…

CFO Selections Team
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Fraud & Controls

Don’t Trust Your Accountant!

What would we do without our accountants? We rely on them for accuracy, reporting, transaction processing, analysis, and financial advice. For non-accountants, the discipline can…

Nancy Smith
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Business Finance

Danger Ahead: What are the Future Business Risks? And What Can we Do About it? (From a CFO’s Perspective)

Uncertainty, a term frequently mentioned by business leaders today, essentially refers to business risk – an area CFOs often focus on. Let’s delve into the…

Scott Fowle
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Business Finance

The Fallout from Silicon Valley Bank: Evaluating the Implications for CFOs

The collapse of Silicon Valley Bank (SVB) was a sudden jolt to the banking system. SVB was a leading financial institution founded in 1983 that…

Kurt Maass
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Financial Leadership

A CFO’s View on Insurance and Risk Management

Have you ever had a conversation that went something like this? CEO: “So, do you have an update on our insurance?” CFO: “Well, I have…

Larry Breitbarth
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Financial Leadership

How CFOs Plan and Prepare for Worst-Case Scenarios

The current economic climate, combined with the fact that September is National Preparedness Month, has many of us thinking about how we can prepare for…

CFO Selections Team
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Fraud & Controls

Maintaining Business Controls in a Remote Work Environment

We are now seven months into the Covid-19 pandemic, and it is clear we are far from returning to “normal”; however, that may be defined.…

Larry Numata