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Posted on December 25, 2017July 16, 2019

On the first day of Christmas, my part-time CFO gave to me an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy. https://www.thecfocentre.ca/our-approach/reporting/

On the second day of Christmas, my part-time CFO gave to me more ways to attract money, an introduction to business reporting and advice on creating a business strategy. https://www.thecfocentre.ca/our-approach/strategicfunding/

On the third day of Christmas, my part-time CFO gave to me the secret of lowering my tax liability,

Posted on December 15, 2017July 16, 2019

Santa Claus, now in his 1,747th year, reveals for the first time how his part-time Chief Financial Officer helped Christmas Inc. claw back from near-disaster.

“Last year we were hit by so many problems. Money problems. Health and safety issues. Capital funding problems. Bad PR. The lot.

Fake News

“Someone posted a story on Facebook last August that said I hated mince pies and was allergic to milk.

Posted on November 13, 2017July 16, 2019

Leaving lucrative and secure C-suite positions mid-career to build a part-time portfolio might seem crazy but many of those who’ve done it say it is one of the sanest decisions they’ve made.

Take Michael Citroen, who at 58 years old is a 14-year veteran of the part-time portfolio job world. The former Group Finance Director (CFO) relishes the challenge and excitement of working with half a dozen SMEs in his role as a part-time CFO.

Posted on November 10, 2017July 16, 2019

The story of how LEGO, the family-owned toy company went from teetering on the brink of disaster and haemorrhaging cash to delivering the highest revenues in its entire history and being voted the 2017 Most Powerful Brand in the World makes for a truly inspirational tale…

Fourteen years ago, LEGO’s Head of Strategic Development Jørgen Vig Knudstorp delivered the kind of assessment that most managers would gladly superglue their own ears shut to avoid hearing.

Posted on September 5, 2017July 16, 2019

What do Sir James Dyson, the Mercedes F1 team, Pixar, Google and the airline industry have in common?

They’re hugely successful, yes, but the thing that links them is they never shy away from the ‘F’ word—Failure. Instead, they face and learn from their mistakes, errors, and mishaps. So says Matthew Syed, award-winning Times journalist and best-selling author of ‘Black Box Thinking: Marginal Gains and the Secrets of High Performance’ (John Murray).

Posted on March 27, 2017July 16, 2019

By Chris Carl
Regional Director at The CFO Centre

A part-time CFO is to an SME what a doctor, a physical trainer, and a world-class coach is to a superstar athlete. The superstar athlete will always be good – but they will only be great if they are healthy (the doctor makes sure of that), they are in great physical shape (the trainer takes care of that) and that they can compete at a world-class level (the world-class coach takes care of that).

Posted on March 21, 2017July 16, 2019

By Chris Carl
Regional Director at The CFO Centre

Posted on March 14, 2017July 16, 2019

How a Part-Time CFO Keeps a SME in Top Health

*Small and Medium Enterprise

By Chris Carl

Regional Director at The CFO Centre

Posted on February 12, 2017July 16, 2019

THE VALUE OF A CFO TO A *SME

By Chris Carl
Regional Director at The CFO Centre

*Small and Medium Enterprise

Can a part-time CFO really add value to a small or medium sized company? If you are like most people in a SME, your thoughts probably fall simultaneously into two categories:

1) Large companies have a CFO,

Posted on September 16, 2016July 16, 2019

At an age when they should (or we just wish they would) hang up their leather pants and retire disgracefully, more and more ancient rockers are embarking on yet another tour.

This year alone, the Rolling Stones (of course!), Madonna, The Who, Neil Young, Rod Stewart, Pearl Jam, Queen and even Ringo Starr are performing on stages around the globe. Given that many of them are nearing or way past grandparent-age, you might wonder why they’re still bothering so many years after their first taste of fame.

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