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Hiring the Right Financial People In a Small-Business

USA Today Article on Embezzlement Featuring Michigan CFO

Embezzlement & Fraud: Is It Happening In Your Business?

The Real Deal – Taking Vendor Cash Discounts

Are you worth $15 an hour? Getting Maximum Value Out of YOUR Time

The Story Behind the Numbers

Is the Flight Attendant Flying the Plane? Mismatching Skills Causes Many Businesses to Crash

CFO Insider Tools: Flexible Budgets

Why you need a CFO not just an accountant

Small Business CFOs: Do You Need One? – Huffington Post

Managing Your Firms Resources – Crain’s Detroit Business

When Should a Small Business Hire a Finance Chief? – The New York Times

Just what does a CFO do anyway? The San Diego Source

What to Expect from a Part-Time CFO – Entrepreneur Magazine

How a CFO Can Help you Generate More Cash in Your Business – Scalable Sustainable Business Growth

The Rent-To-Own CFO Program – Inc. Magazine

What to Expect from Your Finance Team in 2021

Funding Growth with Limited Capital; How to Make Smart Investment Decisions

Fraud & Embezzlement In Small- Business: How It Happens, and What You Can Do About It

Creating the Cashflow Factory

10 Keys to a Healthy Business

Four Key Systems Every Business Needs

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