It was my wintertime mantra: “You either get major snow, or you get major snow warnings. You very seldom get both,” I used to tell the kids as they watched The Weather Channel and considered the likelihood of a snow day event to cancel school. I was reminded of my forecasting wizardry (well, punditry at […]

Abby was captivated. It was as if they were jumping right out of her favorite picture books. Spider monkeys, white-handed gibbons, ring-tailed lemurs, they were all there – each species on its own island. And she was in the front row of the catamaran. It was New Year’s Day, and we were cruising around the […]

New companies tend to be started by product people (“I have a better idea”) or marketing people (“I can access the market better”). As they build out their management team they add a senior developer, a sales manager, and administrative experience, usually including a bookkeeper or an accountant. As the company grows, the leadership team grows, often in every area but finance. Why is it that the staff accountant or controller is still doing the same old thing? Where’s the leadership in the financial area? For the small business owner, it may be an afterthought waiting to happen.