Collections are oftentimes the “poor cousins” of other business functions.  But you might be surprised to learn how large the pool of dollars collected can be.   It’s not unusual in larger companies to realize annual dollars collected in the hundreds of millions.  In...

As a business change agent, I have frequently experienced a business during serious change and restructuring. What have I learned from these often chaotic situations? There are many reasons the change is initiated: Market disruption renders the business model obsolete...

Small and mid-size companies are finding they need the expertise of a CFO these days, but the challenge is finding ‘big-company’ experience at an affordable cost.  Without a financial officer, mid-market and small companies are at a competitive disadvantage.  They...

Earlier this week, when buying a birthday present for my husband, I just happened to find something for me.  Don’t know how that happens, but it usually does.  Unfortunately, they didn’t have my size (again, don’t know how that happens but it usually does).  The...

There have been many articles and much analysis about the recent Brexit vote, European and worldwide implications.  The thing that struck me as extraordinary was the complete lack of political leadership in the face of the result.  Suffice to say that Great Britain...

The Osborne Group spent June 8, 2016 at the Toronto Entrepreneurs Symposium and Tradeshow talking to many entrepreneurs. We asked them “What drives value in your business?” To keep the discussion somewhat focused we gave entrepreneurs the list of eight value drivers...