Human Resources
Busting Millennial Myths
Saturday Night Live featured a skit about Millennials at work. It showed a young woman frantically texting on her iPhone. She approached her boss and
August 30, 2016
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Exit & Succession Planning
Business Valuation Methods
“Luck is where the crossroads of opportunity and preparation meet.” Seneca, first-century Roman Philosopher You have worked hard on building a business and deserve the
August 18, 2016
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Measuring Results
Measuring Profitability Based on Efficiency
The primary mission of a business is long-term profitability not just revenue growth. Profitability is a measurement of efficiency. It is ultimately the deciding factor
August 9, 2016
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CFO Strategy
The Three Most Important Skills of a Startup CFO
Hiring a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) with the skills to take a startup company to profitability is the most important decision a startup can make.
August 9, 2016
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Accounting
Key Functions of Your Accounting Department
Who’s watching your bottom line? The functions of the accounting and finance department in any business can get a little confusing. Entrepreneurs tend think and
August 7, 2016
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Startups
Start-ups Need to Focus on Their Business, Not the Back Office
Systems create success. We have seen this time and again with small businesses, larger businesses, and especially start-ups. If you can find a way to
August 2, 2016
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Accounting
Accounting, HR, IT: The Holy Trinity of the Back-Office
When we formed the Pacific Crest Group in 2003, our mission was to help business owners focus on the core activities that would help them
August 2, 2016
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Business Strategy
Preparing Your Exit Strategy
All entrepreneurs dream of building their company into something they can be proud of, and that will sustain them in retirement. After years of building
August 2, 2016
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Employee Management
Succession Planning Should Start the Day You Open Your Doors
We have worked with many small to mid-sized Bay Area companies over the last decade, from struggling momand-pop shops to fledgling start-ups that are clearly
August 2, 2016
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Accounting
Priming the Pump to Improve Cash Flow for Your Small Business
Cash is the lifeblood of any business, large or small. And for smaller businesses, it’s even more critical to have cash in the bank not
August 2, 2016
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Business Strategy
The Rewards of Outsourcing
What Is “Outsourcing” The essence of “Outsourcing” is the locating and utilization of external resources to help simplify specific operational functions within an organization. Many
August 1, 2016
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Accounting
The Controller Holds the Key to Your Profitability
As we noted in our last blog entry, the role of the CFO and the controller are very different in today’s business operations. While the
August 1, 2016
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