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Finance vs. Accounting

CFO Simplified

While many business owners look for a CFO to bolster their existing accounting team, here at CFO Simplified, we consider that a CFO would be categorized squarely in the finance category. Sometimes the differences are misunderstood because the CFO works with both the Accounting and Finance departments. Growth planning .

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How to Get a Business Loan

Michigan CFO

Learn more about financial services offered by Michigan CFO: On-Site Fractional CFO. Virtual CFO. CFO Consulting. When it comes to risk management for business owners, an unsecured business loan has multiple advantages over a secured business loan. The Merits of a Secured Business Loan. Controller Services.

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CFOs: Do you drive returns that exceed the cost of capital?

Future CFO

Yet CFOs who model their costs around the differentiating factors unique to their organisations secure on average a greater excess ROIC versus those who focus on extrinsic factors, Boldt pointed out. In many industries, competition for organic growth has intensified, leading many organisations to secure growth through M&A.