When You Become the Family CFO
Becoming the family CFO rarely involves an interview. Usually, someone asks you to “take a quick look at something,” and suddenly you’re reviewing a college bill, locating your parents’ insurance paperwork, and wondering whether your own retirement plan is still invited to the conversation. If you...
Different Businesses, Different Books
A coffee distributor is receiving inventory while an HVAC technician moves from one service call to the next. Across town, a counseling practice is collecting payments and an independent bookstore is managing sales, returns, gift cards, and vendor bills. They’re all small businesses. They may even...
The Cost of Being the Only One Who Knows
Most business owners don’t set out to become the only one who knows how everything works. It happens gradually. A customer needs an answer, an employee needs approval, a vendor calls with a problem, and the owner thinks, “I’ll take care of it. It’ll be...