CFOCORP.

I'm about to say something that's bound to sound a bit controversial and radical, now I know from experience that it isn't easy, BUT.... Creating a successful startup is not "rocket surgery" ! The most important thing is to ensure that you have the fundamental elements in order. Create something that you (and others) want or NEED. Is your idea "cool" OR is it "useful"? If your answer is that your idea is "really" cool rather than having a purpose, or even better fill a n

The passage of the "Corporations Amendment (Crowd-sourced funding) Bill 2015" (i.e. Equity Crowdfunding) has been put on hold/ cancelled ahead of the upcoming federal election. Whilst at first glance this would appear to be very disappointing- looking deeper at what the Bill actually contained I'm actually not sure that its' cancellation is a bad thing. My primary misgivings with the original proposal is that it would appear that the drafters' were simply trying to replic

In a nutshell equity co-investment is a way of obtaining the expertise and skills of experienced business and finance professionals without having to dip into your cash reserves AND is designed for those businesses where the:- Great story, vision and passion are there..... BUT the cash-flow isn’t. Rather than needing to expend your precious cash resources hiring consultants or paying for (and attending) external courses and hiring mentors CFOCorp and our CFO’s are willing

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Ask a group of "Small Business Owners" and Entrepreneurs "what is the number one issue that is hampering you in growing and developing your business", and more often than not the answer isn’t “Funding constraints” or even “Market access” it’s invariably:- “Time - I just can’t seem to find the time to get everything done." The constant rush to do things, to keep up with the email inbox, and operational demands of the day mean many business owners are just happy just to survi

There is lots of advice being thrown around at the moment about how to help companies survive and prosper through tough times. However, the question is..."who is giving the advice". If you want advice you need to be speaking with someone with the right knowledge and experience to give it to you. Economic downturns and recessions are the “winter” period in the economic cycle. This is the time when the "true mettle" of the business's CFO is put to the test to lay the foundatio