Recent Articles from Marty Koenig
Top three year-end tips for business owners
As the holiday song goes, “Making a list, checking it twice” should remind you not only of Christmas, but preparations for year end and the upcoming New Year. The good thing about business slowing down for the holidays is that you’ll have some time to re-evaluate what you did over the last 12 months. You […]
Get ready: Here comes 2011
‘Tis the season where everyone is thinking about the upcoming holidays, skiing in the mountains, as December is a short month and business is either slowing down or going crazy to hit year end numbers. However, if you didn’t begin your 2011 business plan process in October or November, December is the time to accelerate […]
Top 14 benefits of the Small Biz Jobs Act
The new small business lending bill “Small Business Jobs Act of 2010” shows the federal government got the message: Most job growth is caused by small businesses. The small-business bill provides $12 billion in tax incentives and provides a $30 billion lending fund to help cash-starved businesses. This Act is expected to leverage a total […]
Six key questions to ask before hiring a CFO: part 3
(Editor’s note: This is the last of three parts. Read part 1 and part 2) 4. How will you proactively communicate with me on an ongoing basis? Unfortunately, many CFOs do a horrible job of proactively communicating with their clients on an ongoing basis. The general thinking in the financial industry is that financial work […]
Six key questions to ask before hiring a CFO: part 2
(Editor’s note: This is the second of three parts. Read part 1.) 2. What questions should I ask a CFO to be sure he/she has the experience and personality traits to help me? Ask them if they are a Strategist and Visionary. He/she must always think ahead. Reporting on the past is an important function […]