For entrepreneurs who’ve never worked with a CFO – either full-time, part-time, or outsourced – taking the step to hire one can be daunting.  The CFO has deep specialized knowledge the entrepreneur doesn’t have.  This can lead to a feeling of being at a disadvantage and of not having as much control over the business […]

The environment for bank lending is improving, but it’s nowhere near what it was a few short years ago.  For businesses in good shape there is money to be borrowed and you’ll need to be prepared to prove your case. Banks are in the business to make a profit and that means they need to […]

Those of you of a certain age, or with a knowledge of history, know that The Limits To Growth, published in 1972, was a dire prediction of food and raw materials shortages caused by population growth.  In the almost 30 years since, world population has increased almost 85% and the dire predictions have proven to […]