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Strategy & Management

When the Meme Isn’t a Joke: Democracy Metrics and the Rising Threat to Canada

From Satire to Strategy In CFO-speak, what gets measured gets managed. But in geopolitics, what gets meme'd often gets missed—until it's too late....

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Stormy skies ahead for all businesses
Business Systems & Automation

The Times Have Changed: Navigating the Future with Savvy-CFO

The Times They Are a-Changin’” – Bob Dylan, 1964 The skies are not bright and calm—they are dark and stormy. The Evolution of Savvy-CFO: Adapting to...

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Happy Workers
Business Systems & Automation

Work in 2024 and Beyond

CFOs need to be masters in reporting in 3 very important ways; accuracy, relevancy, and comprehensiveness. If you are one, and haven't yet earned...

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Jigsaw Puzzle
Business Systems & Automation

A Case for Fractional Services

This article is meant to highlight the benefits of investigating the use of Fractional services in a growing business's operational plan. These...

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Strategy & Management

Unlocking Growth: Intro to Pathway's Podcast

I am a CPA who has spent the last 40 years advising ambitious business owners. Every one of those owners has a story, one which contains valuable...

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KPI
Strategy & Management

KPIs for the Buyer's Journey

In my previous article A Business Owner's System Toolkit, I refer to success measures such as KPIs and provide examples that should be used to guide...

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customer journey stages
Strategy & Management

Finance's Role in The Buyer's Journey

The topic of the Buyer's Journey is well covered online. Initially, and only until recently, it was considered to contain 3 stages. For some reason,...

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Collaboration of a Finance team
Strategy & Management

The Components of a Finance Team

Finance is a Core Function. Spending 15 minutes searching online "business core functions" will return that “Finance” will be on the list. Try it…....

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All Things Finance

FRACTIONAL FINANCE

Fractional Finance includes the services of finance professionals such as Fractional CFOs. They can also deliver part-time, and special project...

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Business Owner Reviewing its Systems
Business Systems & Automation

A Business Owner’s System Toolkit

A Business's DNA is its systems. The components that make it live. Here's the scoop.

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