Private Equity FD or PE FD
Private Equity FD or PE FD Do I Need a Private Equity FD? If you’re considering looking for venture capital or private equity investment into your business, a Finance Director is a vital component in your business structure. There are private equity investors who are …
Tesla Model 3 and P11d benefit
Tesla Model 3 and P11d benefit With all the hype in the press this week about the UK’s commitment to become net CO2 neutral by 2050 I have started thinking forward to how the future will look and what I can do as an individual …
Case Study #1 – Transport and Logistics client – a turnaround journey
Case Study #1 – Transport and Logistics client – a turnaround journey Last year we worked together with a Transport and Logistics company based in the West Midlands, like so many companies in that niche they were facing the “Cauldren of costs” that has so …
Kickstart funding your business
Kickstart funding your business We have been experimenting with USA based funding sites during May, the idea behind these sites is that investors can back a project without actually buying shares, so supporting a project instead of purely investing in them. You might think that …
Recruiting a Portfolio FD
Recruiting a Portfolio FD If you have taken the decision to recruit a Part-time Finance Director or Portfolio FD then the next challenge you face is finding a good one and local to you.  The niche of Portfolio FD roles is growing quickly but at …
Work Life Balance and the Portfolio FD
Work Life Balance and the Portfolio FD A portfolio FD is a part time Finance Director who has multiple clients at the same time, the nature of this type of work is naturally more flexible than the traditional FD role which is full time at …
What is a virtual finance director / VFM and where can I find one?
What is a virtual finance director / VFM and where can I find one? In today’s technology world you might be forgiven for thinking that a virtual finance director is an automated or remote web based professional, well it isn’t yet at least though maybe …
Finance Director Job Description
Finance Director Job Description The role of a Finance Director or Financial Director has steadily evolved as the World of Business has changed and developed, in 2019 the role is broader and more important than ever before. Here are some of the key duties and …
Tackling cash flow issues
Tackling cash flow issues Many successful businesses have run into problems due to cash flow issues, think of Pollypeck and more recently Carillion. Managing a positive cash flow is an important task and as the credit crunch demonstrated a business can’t guarantee to borrow money …
Build your linkedin followers and get your next FD job
Build your linkedin followers and get your next FD job Linkedin is becoming more and more valuable as each year passes, I’ve realised belatedly in 2019 that I don’t have as many followers as I should have and set myself a target of 2,500 by …
