When Growth Outpaces Cash – How Capital Structure Corrects It A new vcfo client recently concluded their highest sales quarter ever but wondered why they were struggling to pay vendors. Clearly, they were growing. It was just as clear, however, that their growth was unsustainable without significant changes to bolster their underlying support mechanisms. When …
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Beyond the Income Statement – Why Capital Structure Matters The Income Statement is often a place of disproportionate focus for business owners. Many use it to assess questions like “Am I cash positive?” or “Am I able to spend like I want and pay my bills comfortably?” as a barometer for business health. While the …
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The vcfo team warmly welcomes Tammie Deaton to the Austin market as a Senior People Operations/ HR Consultant. Tammie Deaton, MBA, SPHR, SHRM-SCP, is an accomplished senior people operations professional and HR consultant with 20+ years of experience leading successful HR teams and facilitating leadership development. Her specialties include employment law and regulatory compliance, employee …
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After years spent pouring their life’s work into building a business, an owner invariably forms a perception of its worth. Yet, this perception often differs from the view of the market. Owner’s opinions of their business value can be influenced by inherent biases, flawed valuation methodologies, and factors lurking beyond their control. As a business …
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Joining the expanding vcfo team in Houston is Krupa Amlani, Consulting CFO. Bringing with her more than 17 years of experience, Krupa is adept at managing investor relations and fostering strong employee teamwork across disciplines. She balances superb communication abilities with a deep understanding of business operations and revenue discipline. Whenever things change organizationally or …
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Oil & Gas Business Focus – Planning for Rapid SG&A Expense Reduction Oil & Gas vets can likely recall where they were in 2015 when oil prices plummeted from $125 to $40 and in 2020 when prices went negative, dropping from $40 all the way down to -$40. Big swings like these are all too …
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The Importance and Application of Anti-Money Laundering Practices Anti-Money Laundering (AML) practices and policies are aimed at keeping money that stems from criminal activity out of the mainstream financial ecosystem. Given this definition, owners and operators of legitimate businesses may rightly wonder why in the world they would need to think about AML at all. …
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6 Operating Performance Metrics for Professional Services Firms Professional services firms come in all shapes, sizes, and types – law, accounting, architecture, engineering, field services, janitorial, specialized consulting, and the list goes on. While each is decidedly different, the common denominator connecting them all is providing services – work being performed for a fee. Professional services …
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Five Principles for SMB & Startup Business in Aerospace & Defense A recent PwC report notes that the aerospace & defense (A&D) industry generated $741B in 2022 and stands poised for further growth in the years ahead. It’s no wonder then that a wide range of SMBs and startups are enticed by opportunities to do …
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act (PWFA) – Business Compliance and Implementation Over decades, numerous local, state, and federal laws have been enacted to ensure employees are provided with sensible working conditions and protections from discrimination based on medical conditions and a range of other factors. On June 27, 2023, the federal Pregnant Workers Fairness Act …