Every now and then we come across a website that can help grow your business. That site, today, is FindCFOServices.com - a directory and resource guide for business owners and service providers.  The site is not affiliated with any one CFO firm.  The site has published an interesting article on why you need to hire a money expert that we have, with permission, reprinted below.  We hope you find it as useful as we did. Hiring an outside gunslinger to come in and be the guiding hand for a nascent or established business is a big step.

(1)                       The Bottom Line

Until an business reaches a certain level of critical mass, with sales exceeding several million dollars, most enterprises do not require the full-time efforts of a six-figure CFO with many years of corporate or consulting experience, though having the guidance of such a person is an invaluable resource to business owners and CEO’s.  Generally, this type of consulting expertise can be purchased at rates ranging from several hundred dollars per month to hourly rates nearing two hundred dollars.  In any event, a part time arrangement with a CFO expert will save you many thousands of dollars over the course of a year when compared to the cost of a full-time executive.  In the end, this will leave you with more cash for sales generating activities, and yourself.

(2)                       Hard Earned Experience

It sounds cliché, but there is truly no substitute for experience.  It’s hard to build a house if you’ve never built one before.  Likewise, it’s hard to build a sturdy and flexible financial framework if this is not your area of interest or expertise.  If you only own an old saw and a hammer, its best to leave those things on the shelf, focusing instead on the tasks you perform well.

Engaging a highly experienced financial consultant early in the life of an enterprise will greatly increase your ability to set the stage for later success, and help you present well to bankers, potential investors, and others in the business community.  In short, an experienced part time CFO can help you structure scalable financial reporting systems, raise capital, monitor your business trends, and in general, help you see around the next corner.

(3)                       Partner for Rent

It’s lonely at the top, and it can certainly be lonely for a small business owner that has no sounding board, generating ideas and plans without the input of groups or partners present in larger organizations.  In fact, because of their varied experiences, part time CFO’s are often able to offer valuable advice on a wide variety of topics including information systems, human resources, benefits, and general management topics.  In short, a part time CFO offers the dual benefits of a “partner” and an outsider, viewing your business objectively from a new prospective.

FindCFOServices.com is the nation’s largest on-line independent directory of CFO Services in the United States.  With hundreds of consultant listings from California to Maine, it’s easy to locate a part time CFO for your business.  Click http://www.FindCFOServices.com to find a consultant today.

About FindCFOServices.com:
The CFO Services Provider Directory is a comprehensive resource guide to CFO Services for business owners and company executives. The site is a destination website for organizations seeking a part time CFO, interim CFO, contract CFO, or CFO firm. The site is easily searchable by city or state and providers listing their services include CPA firms, CFO firms, and individual professionals. www.FindCFOServices.com

Las Vegas, NV (BusinessToday) - May 3, 2009 -

Conference calling and web conferencing have rightly become the standard way of doing business online. In the field of meetings, having the ability to be able to conduct meetings and conferences online from the comfort of your own office has amazing benefits.

However, perhaps the biggest benefit comes in the shape of a reduction in the danger to the environment. This is often overlooked, but having the option of not sending an executive by public transport has a definite impact on the environment.

It prevents the massive amount of carbon emissions that result from a single air trip. It also stops the carbon damage that comes from using a car to travel from one place to the next. This makes for a greener company.

On top of that, the savings in a financial sense can be considerable too. Take the aforementioned air trip. The thousands of dollars that can result from having to send someone executive class can be saved by hooking up the executive on the Internet, and having the person or people he was going to meet with online too. The meeting takes place, and money is saved in a very big way indeed.

In fact, there really are not any arguments against online meetings. Technology is getting better, so the meetings themselves are conducted under clearer conditions. And you are guaranteed to save money if you conduct online meetings, simply due to the nature of the beast.

If you are responsible for the communications technology in your organisation, find out more today. You could end up saving more than you think.  For more information on discount conference calling check out http://www.flyconferencing.com.   They offer great flat rates that will save your business a fortune when it comes to conference calling, expensive airfare and high travel costs.

After an initial slow down, we’re back posting on a regular basis.  Business Directory Today, is your enterprise b2b business directory online.

Business Directory Today - just published a new piece on healthcare management and RFID technology.  Even if you’re not in healthcare the lessons are universal.  RFID technology can lower your inventory and associated costs - plus ensure product safety by tracking age, recall status and much more.

We also published a piece about bringing a corporate comedian to your workplace. If your team needs a morale boost during these tough times, this is a great way to do it.

The inventory management solutions they provide can check inventory up to 50 times a day. These same solutions can virtually eliminate wastage in inventory, thereby saving, in one client’s case, hundreds of thousands of dollars. Supply levels are managed effectively, so that wastage does not occur, and any expired products are immediately flagged up to operators within your organisation.

Wavemark, based in Massachusetts, have been providing inventory management solutions to healthcare providers since 2003. All inventories that healthcare providers take in and then distribute can be tracked, monitored and reported on, with the inventory solutions in particular able to monitor inventory levels 50 times a day.

One key aspect of their inventory management solutions is the ability to have a direct impact upon patient care and safety. When a product expires or is recalled by the manufacturer, the inventory management system can immediately flag it up to operators, so that this product is never administered to patients. It is this high level of control over your processes that makes Wavemark solutions so valuable to an organisation that provides healthcare. Check out there site for more information on RFID Healthcare.

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Since it was founded in 2000, Cornerstone Performance Solutions has established a list of delighted clients, including repeat projects for the “who’s who” of South African business.

Cornerstone is a BANKSETA accredited training provider. Cornerstone has successfully delivered some of the largest learnerships in South Africa inter alia.