Insights
In-depth thinking on the financial challenges facing modern businesses. Written for business owners, not accountants.
Every entrepreneur dreams of rapid growth. Few are prepared for what it costs.
U.S. Bank Small Business Study, Jessie Hagen / SCORE Counselors to America's Small Business / CB Insights Startup Failure Report 2023
There is a common misconception that outsourcing your finance function is a cost-cutting measure. The reality is the opposite.
Research and Markets, Finance and Accounting Outsourcing Global Strategic Business Report 2023-2030 / Cogent Analytics SME Financial Performance Study 2023 / McKinsey Global Business Services Report
A Goldman Sachs report identified business and financial operations among the top sectors most exposed to AI automation. That number is not a warning for accountants.
Goldman Sachs Global Investment Research 2023 / World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023 / PwC AI Predictions Report 2024
Most business owners know their revenue. Fewer know their gross margin. Very few can state their net operating cash flow without opening three different spreadsheets.
Harvard Business Review, Data-Driven Decision Making in SMEs / Deloitte Insights SME Performance Report 2023 / World Bank SME Finance Report 2024
The restaurant was always full. That was the problem nobody saw coming.
National Restaurant Association Financial Performance Report 2023 / Deloitte Hospitality and Food Service Sector Analysis 2023 / Harvard Business Review, Unit Economics in Multi-Location Businesses
The clinic had a two-year waiting list. It was also three months behind on supplier payments.
World Bank SME Finance Report 2024 / Deloitte Healthcare Sector SME Study 2023 / PwC Middle East Business Outlook Report 2024
Most growing businesses reach a point where financial decisions are being made at a scale that requires strategic thinking, but the organizational structure has not caught up.
Deloitte CFO Insights, Strategic Finance in SMEs 2023 / PwC Middle East Business Growth Report 2024 / Harvard Business Review, The Case for the Fractional CFO
This is not a prediction about technology. It is an observation about adaptation.
World Economic Forum Future of Jobs Report 2023 / Deloitte Global AI Survey 2024 / McKinsey State of AI Report 2023
Most business owners who are frustrated with their financial function direct that frustration at the wrong place. The accountant is not the problem. The process built around them is.
PwC Finance Effectiveness Benchmark Report 2024 / Deloitte CFO Survey, Technology in Finance 2023 / ACCA, The Future of Finance Report 2024
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