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	CFO Transitions: Job Changes, Week Ending May 17 05/21/13 - PetSmart Pet products retailer PetSmart, Inc. announced on May 13 Carrie Teffner will take over the roles of CFO and senior vice president beginning June 3. Teffner has more than 20 years of management experience and most... Read more...
	5 Ways to Better Manage Your Accounts Receivable Team 05/20/13 - Do you take your accounts receivable team for granted? As a critical team in your company - without it, your business wouldn't get paid - AR can easily fall under the radar. However, it's an area of the business that if it isn't being... Read more...
	CFO Minute: Top News, Week Ending May 17 05/20/13 - Report Sheds Light on IRS Targeting Scandal Last week, reports surfaced suggesting the Internal Revenue Service singled out conservative groups seeking tax-exempt status with extreme scrutiny. This week, the scandal exploded as more details... Read more...
	Why Small Businesses Should Care About Internal Controls 05/17/13 - On May 14, the Committee of Sponsoring Organizations of the Treadway Commission (COSO) released its new internal control framework. Business leaders might assume that the framework is only relevant for large, publicly traded organizations.... Read more...
	How to Make Your Next Meeting More Effective 05/17/13 - Meetings are unavoidable. They're essential for keeping up to date with colleagues, making sure projects are on track and departments have cohesive objectives. Unfortunately, it's easy for meetings to turn into unproductive events,... Read more...
	3 Ways to Ensure You're Getting Useful Employee Feedback 05/17/13 - While many management teams receive employee opinions - either through formal evaluations or just through the grapevine - the feedback is not always truly helpful. It's hard to know exactly how workers feel about operations, business strategies... Read more...
	When Should You Walk Away from a Business Initiative? 05/16/13 - Knowing when to say when during Happy Hour is one thing, it's quite another when it comes to business. Knowing when to pull the plug on an initiative – be it a new product or service, a technology system, a new business partnership, or a... Read more...
	Take It from This CFO: How to Make Investor Relations More Accountable 05/15/13 - As a CFO, my greatest challenge with investor relations firms is the lack of accountability when it comes to investor outreach. Often, IR firms will busy themselves with press releases, presentations, quarterly conference calls, and websites... Read more...
	How Can You Achieve Your Goal of Becoming CFO? 05/14/13 - After moving through the ranks of a company and gathering valuable experience, many finance professionals wonder how they can successfully make the leap and become a CFO. Proformative members ask this question on a regular basis on the Ask &... Read more...
	CFO Transitions: Job Changes, Week Ending May 10 05/14/13 - Microsoft On May 8, Microsoft Corp. announced Amy Hood, corporate vice president, has been promoted to CFO, effective immediately. Hood succeeds Peter Klein, who will stay on through the end of June to aid the transition. Hood... Read more...
	CFO Minute: Top News, Week Ending May 10 05/13/13 - Feds Charge 8 in Global Cybercrime Ring Federal investigators in New York have charged eight suspects for their participation in the theft of more than $45 million from financial institutions during major incidents of cybercrime. Fox Business... Read more...
	What to Consider When Creating a Social Media Policy 05/10/13 - Most individuals aren't waiting until they leave the office to check their favorite social media platforms and post updates - they're engaging with social channels throughout the day, thanks to ever-prevalent technology. For their superiors... Read more...
	8 Payroll Mistakes That Get Companies into Hot Water 05/09/13 - Ever since the Internal Revenue Service launched its Employment Tax Research Project in 2010, closing the employment tax gap has been a hot topic. But, it’s not just the IRS that will be banging down your door. Other agencies will be bringing... Read more...
	6 Ways to Improve Your Communication Skills and Make a Better Impression 05/08/13 - In a recent survey by the American Management Association, executives slammed their subordinates for lacking communication skills. Just over 60 percent of the respondents told the AMA their employees are average or below average in this critical... Read more...
	CFO Transitions: Job Changes, Week Ending May 3 05/07/13 - Time Warner Cable On April 29, Time Warner Cable announced Arthur Minson, Jr. will take over as CFO and executive vice president. Minson is joining the company from AOL Inc., where he started in 2009 and has since occupied several senior... Read more...