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INDUSTRY SERIES: FINANCIAL MANAGEMENT FOR PROFESSIONAL SERVICE ORGANIZATIONS Public relations and advertising agencies are built on creativity, relationships, and results. They are also, underneath all of that, service businesses with…
In part one we covered the internal accounting function. In part two we look at the external advisors, partners, and service providers that no internal team, regardless of how well…
Most businesses track what they’re owed. Far fewer actively manage how fast they collect it, or screen who they extend credit to in the first place. Here’s the full framework,…
The right internal accounting function isn’t the biggest one. It’s the one built with purpose, staffed with intention, and positioned to deliver maximum value at every stage of the business.…
Losing your CFO or controller, for any reason, doesn’t have to mean losing momentum. Here’s when interim financial leadership makes sense and what it actually looks like in practice. Most…
If you’ve followed AI news lately, you’ve probably seen headlines about the newest models from OpenAI, Anthropic, and Google being more “token efficient” than the versions that came before them.…
Every growing business hits the same moment. The old delivery van needs replacing. The warehouse is out of space. The manufacturing line could run faster with a new piece of…
AI adoption is accelerating across businesses of every size. But when it comes to measuring what it’s actually worth — and what it truly costs — the picture is murkier…
You’ve got leads coming in. Maybe from referrals, maybe from LinkedIn, maybe from that networking event last month. But do you actually know which ones are turning into revenue and…
Most business owners don’t hate budgeting because they’re bad at math. They hate it because nobody ever showed them how to do it in a way that actually works for…