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Does Your Business Need a Fractional CFO? You’ll Know If You’re Asking Yourself These 5 Questions

Lorne Noble
May 31, 2022

As your business evolves, so does your need for financial information and insights. Early on, it’s probably enough to have a competent, reliable bookkeeper for tasks like accounts receivables and payables. Once your business takes off, you’ll need experienced accounting professionals to handle an expanding array and volume of transactions and tasks. But at…

Thought Leadership

Should You Be Chasing Profit or Growth? The Ultimate Business Conundrum

Lorne Noble
May 10, 2022

How do you judge whether your business is on track? For some, it’s all about the year-over-year increase in turnover. For others it’s about the bottom line. Profit. In essence, is success the amount you’re selling, or the amount you’re earning? The answer is that there isn’t one right answer. Different companies at different…

CPG Companies, Finance, Tech Companies

How to Determine the Financial Health of Your High-Tech or CPG Company

Lorne Noble
May 2, 2022

If you run a technology or consumer packaged goods (CPG) company and you need an infusion of venture capital (series A / B) to take your business to the next level, one of the biggest questions on any potential investor’s mind will be: How financially healthy is the company? Before an investor makes a…

Finance, Startups

How Rising Interest Rates Will Affect the Venture Capital Market

Lorne Noble
April 11, 2022

The venture capital (VC) landscape has been on fire, with over 13,000 deals done in 2021 alone for a record investment of nearly $330 billion. One of the many factors that fueled this explosion in VC capital is the historically low interest rates we’ve seen over the last decade. Now, that favorable interest rate…

Finance, Thought Leadership

What Happens When Your Investor Wants to Cut Costs?

Lorne Noble
March 28, 2022

Sarah’s story Sarah founded her own business seven years ago. She made bespoke scarves. Each was made of the finest silk and was printed in the highest quality bearing an image chosen by her clients. Her hobby had become her business and as word spread it was clear that demand was outweighing her ability…

Thought Leadership

Are You as Motivated as You Once Were?

Lorne Noble
March 23, 2022

One of the things I love most about my job are the conversations with clients that venture into new territory. We begin by discussing their financial forecasting, or the impact of a specific investment. But it’s rare that a conversation stops there. We get to know about each other’s’ lives, passions and fears. What…

Finance, Startups

How to Prepare for Venture Capital Due Diligence (and How an Outsourced CFO Can Help)

Lorne Noble
March 21, 2022

When your company is at a point where you need a substantial infusion of cash to fund your next milestones, a venture capital (VC) investment might be the right solution. Before you approach a VC firm though, you need to be ready to withstand their due diligence. Exactly what is VC due diligence, and…

Thought Leadership

A Ratio for Success as a Business Owner

Lorne Noble
March 14, 2022

A Technician, an Entrepreneur, and a Manager Started Three Restaurants … Who Made It Work? Once upon a time, three very different people decided to start three very different restaurants. Mr. Burger was a culinary genius. He had worked in a number of restaurants and would come home each night to experiment with new…

CPG Companies, Finance, Taxes, Thought Leadership

3 Ways Consumer Expectations Impact Your CPG Business Taxes and Financials

Bert Wilson
March 11, 2022

Every business today is challenged to meet unprecedented customer demand at a time when supply chains are constrained like never before. It takes a strategic approach to ensure your goods reach consumers quickly and efficiently. And with a McKinsey & Company report noting that execution is now the strongest driver of profitable growth for…

Thought Leadership

How to Evaluate Yourself as a Business Leader

Lorne Noble
February 17, 2022

In my last article, I posed four difficult questions that every business owner or CEO needs to ask themselves. They are: Who appraises you? Who challenges you? Who guides you? Who replaces you? As you will have noticed, the first three have significant overlaps. The fourth sits apart. So, I will attack the first…

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