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How Fractional or Interim Talent Benefits Your Business
When the unexpected strikes your business – the departure of a key leader, a competitor’s adoption of disruptive technology, unintentional non-compliance with regulations, or another shock to the system – hiring fractional or interim finance, HR, or sales talent to meet the challenge and right the ship is often the best course of action. It’s like calling one of the…Read More -
Fahrenheit Finance & Accounting Expert Spotlight: Russ Gambrel
Russ Gambrel has never been an “accountant’s accountant.” He’s more of a “chief executive’s accountant.” A talented practitioner with excellent communication skills who assesses financial process challenges, succinctly communicates solutions to organizational leaders, and leads effective implementations that get results. As a fractional consultant, Russ rights the ship quickly when a client’s accounting infrastructure fails, or a key person…Read More -
CJ Spady Joins Fahrenheit Advisors to Lead Firm’s Expansion in Virginia’s “757”
RICHMOND, VA. (JAN. 10, 2023) – Fahrenheit Advisors announced today that CJ Spady, an experienced certified public accountant, finance executive, entrepreneur, and business consultant, has joined the firm to lead its expansion in the “757,” the southeast region of the state stretching from Williamsburg to Virginia Beach. As managing director and 757 market leader, Spady is responsible for Fahrenheit’s business…Read More -
Use a Balanced Scorecard to Measure Business Performance
“There were 5 exabytes of information created between the dawn of civilization through 2003, but that much information is now created every two days.” — Eric Schmidt, Executive Chairman at Google The future’s history books — which I’m guessing will only exist in some digital format — will undoubtedly chronicle the past 50 years as a nearly incomprehensible explosion…Read More -
3 Ways for CEOs to Tackle Inflation Challenges
Inflation is the Darth Vader of every business today. For more than a year, rising prices have caused rising concern for CEOs distressed about protecting their profitability. With inflation giving us an unwelcome throwback to the 1980s, it’s no wonder it keeps Virginia Council of CEOs (VACEOS) members up at night. Experts and pundits disagree on whether we’ve seen the…Read More -
4 Ways To Speed Up Cash Flow
It’s great to find clients and deliver high quality work, but sometimes the effort to get paid for that work is greater than it should be. This was especially true during the heart of the pandemic. Many small businesses faced challenges in not only billing clients, but also collecting payments on those invoices. According to a recent survey of 3,139 small businesses,…Read More -
Making Business Process Automation Easy for Finance and Accounting
A decade ago, the benefits of finance and accounting automation — like saving time and money — were available only to big Fortune 500 companies. Fast-forward to today and technological advancements now allow companies of any size to harness the benefits of automation. In fact, in a Q1 2022 poll of 450 business leaders, nearly half said their company is…Read More -
89 Ways a Fractional CFO Can Help Your Business
When you need financial expertise beyond your current team, a fractional CFO is the ace up your sleeve to help you conquer your goals. You get valuable insight and focus without making a full-time hire — and that’s definitely a win for your business. Whether you’re looking for an expert to take on a special project or you need an…Read More -
Fahrenheit Expert Spotlight: Kim Moore, Business Advisory Consultant
Kim Moore is an automation evangelist. For her, robots are not threatening humanoids or massive assembly line machines. They are lines of software code, accessible to businesses of any size, that can connect digital systems and automate repeatable processes – optimizing business operations by freeing humans for higher level, more valuable work. “Even small gains in productivity and efficiency are…Read More