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When is the right time to hire a CFO at a small company?

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I get asked this question all the time. So much so that I wrote a blog article about it here: http://www.proformative.com/blog/john-kogan/when-right-time-hire-cfo. I am curious what others think about this subject which is near and dear to the CEOs and VCs of the Valley.

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When the question is asked...

When the question is asked, it is probably time to hire a CFO. Contract CFO'...

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When the question is asked

I agree. When the CEO needs help in formulating and executing strategy, depl...

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When the question is asked

EVERY company needs a CFO, regardless of size. Business owners need to focus...

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When the question is asked

I have chaired the FENG (Financial Executives Networking Group) in Minneapoli...

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CFO vs. Controller

Further to your grid that differentiates between CFO and Controller responsib...

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When is the right time to hire a CFO

One needs to be cautious of tittles. Many small companies the controller an...

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When is it time to hire a CFO

I may say that Paul's comment is so true. Titles do not mean that the role of...

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When is the right time to hire a CFO?

This is a very tricky question and I am afraid I must go against the grain wi...

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Sounds like you are saying the same

Remember the context of the question is "small business" yes the goals of the...

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WHEN IS THE RIGHT TIME TO HIRE A CFO?

Paul,
your comment is the best one I read about this topic, and I share...

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Right time to hire a CFO

Otto, I agree with much of what you said. The point is that "accounting" rarely ...
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3 Contributing Factors to Determining When to Hire Contract CFO

I wrote a blog post that addresses this issue:

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Titles

Titles can be misleading. Titles can also help to explain a company's struct...

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Right Time for Owners to Understand Accounting Function First

I've seen a lot of small business owners that do not understand the need to h...

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ERP System Acid-Test

This discussion thread has just about exhausted the discussion of this topic....

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ERP Acid Test

I agree that ERP systems especially point out the need for a CFO. But for a ...

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The right time to hire a CFO

Even a part time CFO is important on the onset of a business to ensure that the ...