CFO.com: Smaller Businesses News http://www.cfo.com/archives/directory.cfm/3666324 The latest finance news, including accounting practices, government investigations, capital-raisings, credit ratings, investor relations, and personnel shuffles. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:28 GMT CFO.com http://www.cfo.com/images/cfo_com_logo_small.gif http://www.cfo.com Where's the Cash? Look Behind You http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14454571/?f=rsspage A new law gives corporations a chance to apply net-operating losses to income generated in good years, going back to 2003. Wed, 11 Nov 2009 19:24:00 GMT Creating Buyers: The ESOP as Exit Strategy http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14453718/?f=rsspage Interest in creating employee stock-ownership plans seems to be ticking up among business owners worried that capital-gains tax rates soon may rise. They may want to sell now while the rates stay at 15%. Tue, 10 Nov 2009 02:20:00 GMT The Bust that Worked http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14453693/?f=rsspage CIT's bankruptcy fuels the debate about resolving financial failures. Fri, 06 Nov 2009 19:56:00 GMT Will Small Biz Get Sarbox Impunity? http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14452889/?f=rsspage A proposed investor-protection bill includes an exemption for small companies from the Sarbanes-Oxley auditor-attestation requirement. Thu, 05 Nov 2009 03:53:00 GMT Doing What Needs Doing: A CFO as Sales Boss http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14450716/?f=rsspage A software firm's finance and operations chief puts himself on the front lines of customer interaction. His other passion: carefully nurturing the company's ESOP. Tue, 27 Oct 2009 20:02:00 GMT Waiting for the Dough http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14448001/?f=rsspage The CFO of a start-up maker of medical devices is prepared for years of intense capital-raising efforts and tough cost-allocation decisions on the way to profitability. Fri, 16 Oct 2009 15:49:00 GMT Cooling Off the Cash Burn http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14446702/?f=rsspage How William Goldstein, CFO of Integro, an insurance brokerage, helped the firm modify its great expectations. Fri, 09 Oct 2009 20:03:00 GMT IPO "Crisis" Crushes Small-Caps, Grant Thornton Contends http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14446099/?f=rsspage On a career level, CFOs should worry about the collapse of the market for initial public offerings because it means "fewer attractive opportunities, and that demand for CFOs is going to go down," a consultant at the firm warns. Thu, 08 Oct 2009 02:23:00 GMT Senators Eye New Juice for Small Companies http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14445915/?f=rsspage Buoyed by a recent rise in lending to small companies, senators want to continue bank incentives provided in the stimulus package past 2009. Wed, 07 Oct 2009 02:21:00 GMT SEC: In-House 404 Costs Top Audit Fees http://www.cfo.com/article.cfm/14445711/?f=rsspage The regulator has given all businesses more to chew on with a survey on the effects and cost-benefits of the 2002 law. Tue, 06 Oct 2009 13:57:00 GMT