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  The Importance of 13-Week Cash Flow Forecasts

  Here are three ways 13WCF can help CFOs make better decisions.  

  Zach Chandis and Adam Stevens • Sept. 12, 2023

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  The Return to Office Battle: What’s the Right Approach?

  Using this strategy can help assist in the process of deciding which work model is best for your company.

  Jesse Meschuk • Sept. 8, 2023

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  4 Ways Finance Leaders Can Leverage ChatGPT

  When used responsibly, finance leaders can utilize the AI chatbot to enhance decision-making, improve operational efficiencies, and drive business growth.

  Ori Pearl • Aug. 22, 2023

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  A Full-Blown Debt Crisis Is Avoidable

  Higher interest rates have not impacted the real economy as strongly as they have in the past.

  Aylin Somersan Coqui • Aug. 21, 2023

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  5 Steps CFOs Should Take to Mitigate Workplace Misconduct

  Avoiding bad hires who engage in misconduct can help companies avoid costly lawsuits and ensure employees are the best representatives of the company.

  Ben Mones • Aug. 17, 2023

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  3 Signs an M&A Deal Is in Trouble

  “M&A deals promise strategic business growth and value creation, but they rarely come easily,” writes Frank Williamson.

  Frank Williamson • Aug. 15, 2023

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  Line Up Credit Now — Your Growing Business May Need It Later

  Borrowing in an uncertain economy may seem counterintuitive, but it may help your business navigate short-term risks for long-term success. 

  Dean Kaplan • Aug. 10, 2023

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  Bankruptcy vs. a Wind Down: A Choice for Troubled Companies

  A wind-down can be cost-effective for small and midsize businesses and offer management more control than Chapter 11 or 7. But it doesn’t include an automatic stay of creditors.

  David Dragich • Aug. 8, 2023

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  5 Ways to Upgrade Your Finance Team

  As a company grows, it needs a finance team with well-defined roles, clear procedures, and a willingness to collaborate.

  Tim Jung • Aug. 3, 2023

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  3 Strategies for CFOs to Thrive Amid Economic, Financial Uncertainty

  These three actions will help CFOs transform today’s uncertainty into an opportunity and help develop more resilience to face tomorrow’s challenges.

  Gregory Daco, Todd Ulrich, and Greg Hisenberg • Aug. 1, 2023

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  CFO Soft Skills: 4 Ways to Accelerate Development

  “Being a strong and empathetic communicator is vital to creating a positive work environment, but I have found that a CFO who can delegate accelerates team development,” writes John Touey.  

  John Touey • July 27, 2023

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  Operational Efficiency: CFOs Face a Dilemma and an Opportunity

  Cost reductions shouldn’t be made defensively but as an offensive play to reimagine an organization.

  Gideon Walter and Mai-Britt Poulsen • July 25, 2023

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  How CFOs and Controllers Can Partner on Finance Automation

  The rising interest in finance automation presents a compelling growth opportunity for controllers to establish themselves as de facto finance chief information officers.  

  Bryce Armbruster • July 18, 2023

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  Why CFOs Should Have AI On Their Minds

  AI is a powerful tool for finance teams and CFOs play a crucial role in ensuring its successful integration.  

  David Roberson • July 6, 2023

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  4 Tactics for CFOs to Navigate Economic Uncertainty

  With inflation still high and the Fed pushing rates higher, talks of whether or not the world is headed into recession continue to persist. While a potential recession is concerning, it’s not all doom and gloom. Economic downturns provide opportunities to level up: finance smarter, do more with s...

  Sonalee Parekh • June 27, 2023

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  5 Steps to Navigating a Sale-Leaseback Transaction

  As a CFO, you may consider a sale-leaseback to manage your company’s real estate and support its growth goals. While the process of a sale-leaseback can be complex, with the right advisors and a detailed planning process, it can provide many benefits to your company.  Camille Renshaw You’re not...

  Camille Renshaw • June 20, 2023

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  4 Tips for Pitching Investors in Today’s Economy

  Any company that intends to grow past a certain point eventually reaches the familiar milestone of pitching to private capital sources in hopes of securing additional funding. Those businesses that tend to be most successful are the ones that are best at considering the point of view of investors...

  Frank Williamson • June 13, 2023

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  3 Ways CFOs Can Drive a Cohesive Company Culture

  The CFO has a large role to play in building a company’s vision and strategy — especially in times of economic uncertainty. That means stepping into roles that may not traditionally call for a “numbers person,” such as promoting a strong company culture.  Bryan Jones Successful leaders recogniz...

  Bryan Jones • June 8, 2023

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  How CFOs Can Optimize Cash Flow: 4 Steps

  CFOs have always served as mission-critical liaisons between different units within a business, conduits to sponsors of private equity-backed businesses, and overseers of efforts to scale business growth. They plan for and measure success while holding people accountable for achieving that succes...

  Junaid Samnani and Sanjay Purohit • June 6, 2023

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  How to Win Favorable Deal Terms in a Company Sale

  As prepared as a business owner may be for negotiating an M&A or other exit transaction, Murphy’s Law promises that things will go wrong when they can. Therefore, sellers must understand and adopt relevant, appropriate negotiation strategies to achieve a favorable result and mitigate unexpect...

  David Siegel • May 30, 2023

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  5 DE&I Strategies for Small Businesses

  Since 2020, many organizations have invested in diversity, equity, and inclusion (DE&I) strategies to strengthen internal culture, cater to shifting global culture, and respond to political, social, and racial unrest. While there have been notable strides in recent years, DE&I is still a ...

  William P. Cooper • May 26, 2023

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  How AI Will Transform the Ability to Collect Business Debt

  Artificial intelligence (AI) holds tremendous promise for creditors who want to reduce the impact of bad debt on cash flow and profitability. Already, AI is helping B2C lenders predict which customers are likeliest to fall behind and design strategies to quickly resolve past-due amounts.  Because...

  Dean Kaplan • May 23, 2023

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  3 Ways to Mitigate Corporate Cash Liquidity Risk

  CFOs learned an important lesson after this year’s banking woes sent Silicon Valley Bank and First Republic reeling. Leaders must know where their company’s cash is being held and how it is being managed. Although this may sound simple many companies have overlooked this. Now, as we still grapple...

  Jeffrey Klein • May 22, 2023

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  M&A Success: How Midsize Sellers Cash Out

  Often, parties interested in making a purchase are serial buyers, hence their advantage. But for midsize sellers, this will probably be the one and only time they sell. Sellers spend the better part of their lives building a company so they can now cash out and ride into the sunset. Unfortunately...

  Allan Tepper • May 16, 2023

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  How CFOs Can Avoid the Crushing Cost of Technical Debt

  Recurring news stories of airlines grounded and social networks rendered offline by a few lines of bad code have made the curse of technical debt known far outside the world of IT. While this may be the first time the phrase has entered the popular lexicon, it’s a long-festering problem known to ...

  Jon Stephens • May 9, 2023

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