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 …
Tag Archives: Finance
15
Jun
Jun
vcfo Dallas welcomes Dennis Marshall as a Consulting CFO, bringing with him more than 15 years of experience. As an advisor to mayors and business leaders alike, Dennis is a performance-driven financial maestro able to conduct complex negotiations and analyses to develop new business opportunities and improve internal operations. Whether managing diverse teams or developing …
13
Jun
Jun
vcfo welcomes Brandon Green as Consulting CFO and Business Development Executive for the Austin market. Brandon Green joins vcfo as a Consulting CFO & Business Development Executive, bringing with him nearly 20 years of experience. Through a potent blend of strategic analysis and quantitative modeling, he excels at providing executives with a clear roadmap and …
02
Mar
Mar
Challenges Faced by Professional Services Firms (and How a Strategic CFO Can Address Them) Professional services firms are unique entities. For them, hard assets like inventory, furniture, and machinery which are common in many businesses, are relatively few. Instead, their assets are their people. Some may think that makes financial management and strategic planning in …
15
Feb
Feb
Lee Ann James has joined the vcfo, serving the greater Houston, Texas area as a Consulting CFO. Lee Ann is an accomplished consulting CFO with more than 20 years of experience. She is highly effective at executing finance function strategically, establishing financial and risk controls, and overseeing capital structure. Lee Ann’s depth and breadth of …
14
May
May
The vcfo team continues to expand with the recent addition of Consulting CFO Elbert Johnson. Elbert is a senior finance professional with nearly three decades of experience in financial reporting and analysis, banking and credit relationships, treasury-cash management, profit improvement, budgeting and forecasting, and e-commerce across multiple industries. He is particularly skilled in implementing effective …
09
Nov
Nov
Delaware declared its independence from Great Britain on June 15, 1776 and thereby also became independent of Pennsylvania with which it had been connected since 1682. Delaware was the first state to ratify the U.S. Constitution and became known as “First State” among the 50 that now comprise the United States of America. Today, Delaware …
13
Oct
Oct
The U.S. share of global venture investment has held steady at around 50% for the past five years. It was 51% in 2020. While this is down from an 84% share in 2004, and 90%+ share throughout the 1990s, high-growth tech companies with global market opportunities and unicorn potential would nonetheless be foolish not to …
29
Oct
Oct
At start-up and in the earliest stages of operation, most companies understandably approach the accounting and finance side of their business from a basic bookkeeping perspective. As a business grows, however, so too does the need for more advanced accounting practices and financial insight. In most cases, adding responsibilities requiring a higher level of experience …
10
Mar
Mar
This post was co-authored by Jerry Pinataro, Senior HR Consultant, and Regina Walters, Consulting CFO. As COVID-19 spreads within the U.S. borders, companies are taking immediate action to protect their employees and sustain business operations as much as possible. Being proactive and planful is the best policy and so much is unknown with a virus …
- 1
- 2