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The Right Time for Small Businesses: Introducing Cost Centre Accounting finance leadership founders management accounts start-ups & fast growth businesses Jun 09, 2023

We're diving into an aspect of small business accounting that can make a big difference: cost centre accounting.

You may be wondering, is cost accounting necessary to properly manage a company? The...

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Unleashing the Power of Portfolio CFOs for Startups and Founders finance career founders start-ups & fast growth businesses May 19, 2023

Having just completed releasing a podcast that talks quite a bit about working as a Portfolio CFO/FD, I thought I would develop this topic further this week.

There is quite an increase of portfolio...

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CFO 4.0 Podcast: Driving Success in Start-ups as a Portfolio CFO with Alysha Randall finance career podcasts start-ups & fast growth businesses May 12, 2023

In the latest episode of the CFO 4.0 Podcast, Hannah Munro chats with Alysha Randall, a seasoned portfolio CFO at Fast Growth Consulting Limited. Alysha shares her journey from the corporate...

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Product-Market Fit: A Key Component of Successful Startups and why it's important for CFOs finance leadership founders start-ups & fast growth businesses Apr 14, 2023

Product Market Fit is critical for startups and Fast Growth businesses, so I wanted to go through Product Marketing Fit ("PMF") in two sections.

First, what does PMF mean for the business as a...

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Moving from audit to the start-up and fast growth industry finance career finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses Apr 07, 2023

There are many different career paths for accountants and many different ways that you can become a Finance Director or CFO for a start-up or fast growth business.

One route is to start at audit...

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8 steps on how a finance leader can start in a new industry and make an impact finance career finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses Mar 06, 2023

Starting a new job in a new industry as a finance leader can be a daunting task, but it also presents a great opportunity to make an impact.

If you're moving to a Startup or Fast growth business...

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The pros and cons of working for a startup or fast growth business finance career start-ups & fast growth businesses Feb 27, 2023

Working for a startup or fast growth business can be both exciting and challenging.

I have worked for one of the largest companies in the world and many, many startups and fast growth businesses. I...

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What is a start-up or fast growth business and how does this affect a Finance Leader? finance leadership start-ups & fast growth businesses Feb 20, 2023

I have worked for fast growth and start-up businesses since 2006 and I probably will for the rest of my career.

I have found that they all have a very unique culture being founder led and fast...

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