Fintech startups have led a wave of innovation in the financial sector in recent years. New companies, built on modern technologies, have quickly captured market share from older, more established businesses.
As investment in fintech startups continues to rise, competition is also increasing as companies expand into...
Published: May 31, 2019
Going global: Overcoming new challenges in new territories.
Once a business has experienced success at home and begun to build a loyal customer base there, international expansion is often seen as the logical next step.
But international expansion comes with some very specific challenges, and...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Bringing finance closer to the rest of the business is an enticing prospect. But enabling accountants to serve as advocates for other departments is much more than just a relocation task.
This latest NetSuite guide helps finance leaders in a growing business discuss business partnering: the whys and the hows.
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Published: Apr 03, 2019
Managing your company’s financials is the backbone of your business and is vital to the long-term health and viability of your company. Yet attention to your bottom line often takes a back seat during times of increasing revenues and growth. To continue applying the necessary financial rigor to support rapid growth,...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Businesses are busy growing right now, and they’re more optimistic than they’ve been in the past 35 years, according to the National Federation of Independent Business (NFIB). Job creation, expansion plans and increased compensation all hit record high levels in October 2018.
If your company isn’t...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
The modern CFO needs to keep up with change—also known as becoming a “strategic business partner”—while still delivering on core accountabilities. But sometimes, it’s tough to focus on becoming a strategic business partner while still doing all this other stuff.
CFOs can cope by creating...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
Planning and budgeting are vital to smart, fact-based business decision-making, but many finance teams are mired in timeconsuming, inefficient processes, using basic tools that deliver questionable results.
For midmarket organizations experiencing or aiming for high growth, inadequate planning and budgeting processes...
Published: Apr 03, 2019
The pressure on companies to accelerate their processes to keep pace with the increasing speed of business is constant. Falling behind on the technology curve is a disadvantageous position to be in, especially as new technologies proliferate. Cloud technology is a prime example of this, and as Aberdeen research has shown,...
Published: Apr 23, 2019
What kind of information does an organization’s employees need in order to perform their jobs to the best of their ability? Generally speaking, executives and managers are looking to gather strategic information, analyze it, temper it with their own knowledge, and then make what are often wide-reaching decisions....
Published: Apr 23, 2019
Recording telephone conversations is nothing new, ensuring recording mobile conservation is...
In the UK, since the ruling in 2009 by the UK finance governing body the FCA (formerly FSA), Financial Institutions have had to legally comply and record all fixed line conversations.
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Published: Sep 01, 2015
One of the top challenges facing sales as a profession is a lack of standard terminology. Common terms such as “close rate” and “preferred supplier” can have numerous definitions. How you ensure sales process consistency across teams, across divisions, and ultimately against other organisations...
Published: Feb 11, 2016
When roaming, voice calls and data sessions typically need to be routed back to the domestic ‘home’ network of the subscriber – adding latency and reducing data transfer rates and call quality.
By treating subscribers more like domestic home subscribers, Truphone is able to reduce latency and provide...
Published: Sep 01, 2015
Take a moment and hark back to the time you’ve had the best ideas of your professional life. Where were you at the time? Taking a walk? Having a discussion with your friend over a pint of beer? Or, better still – in the shower?
The notion that you’re most productive at your job in the office is becoming...
Published: May 11, 2016
Time is money in all successful organisations and boosting workforce productivity is one of the best ways to make more of the limited resources available.
Demanding more for less is a time-honoured way to raise stress, lower morale and kill productivity. There are more effective ways to unlock optimum employee...
Published: Sep 07, 2016