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  • Don't rush into public equity if you're succeeding privately, CFOs say

    Remaining private brings benefits if you have the right partners, finance leaders say.

    By Robert Freedman • Nov. 22, 2020

  • Using KPIs to ensure product market fit

    Metrics, not investor interest, are the only way to know whether a SaaS business has staying power, a top Silicon Valley capital provider says.  

    By Robert Freedman • Nov. 11, 2020
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    COVID-19 driving rise in loan portability

    Between the pandemic, election, international trade and low interest rates, it’s a perfect storm for debt to carry with a company to a new owner as a way to speed sales.

    By Ted Knutson • Nov. 2, 2020
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    Matching loan type to business stage

    Whether you take out a growth capital term loan, asset-based loan, revolving line of credit or traditional venture debt, extending your runway depends on where your company sits on its growth curve.

    By Robert Freedman • Oct. 27, 2020
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    Shifting to revenue growth from margin improvement

    CFO Sachin Patel helped healthcare data analytics company Apixio drive a strategy focused on lifetime customer value. 

    By Robert Freedman • Oct. 22, 2020
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    Pandemic elevates treasury function while exposing its performance gaps

    Treasurers have been key in their organization's efforts to keep cash on hand, but their skills have room for improvement, a survey shows.    

    By Robert Freedman • Sept. 12, 2020
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    Fed expands Main Street program, cuts loan threshold by half

    The central bank is including larger companies, but some small-business advocates and industry leaders say the $500,000 minimum loan is still too high.

    By Anna Hrushka • May 1, 2020
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    CFOs look to credit lines, bond markets for cash

    It’s crunch time for CFOs as they help their companies navigate the downturn.

    By Robert Freedman • April 13, 2020
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    Cash flow is king as CFOs weather coronavirus disruption

    Maximize customer touchpoints based on value, not volume, to bring in the most cash, a consultant advises, as part of a strategy to get through the uncertainties ahead. 

    By Ted Knutson • March 29, 2020
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    Payment recovery touted as source of working capital

    Building a forensic audit into your source-to-pay process could put otherwise misspent money back into your pocket.

    By Robert Freedman • March 26, 2020
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    CFOs can expect indirect benefit from Fed's latest credit facility

    The move gives money market fund managers the confidence to buy or roll over the commercial paper that many companies rely on to cover short-term costs.

    By Robert Freedman • March 23, 2020
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    Banks tap Fed discount window to signal readiness on credit

    The biggest U.S. banks have been cooperating with each other and with the Federal Reserve to show they'll keep people and companies liquid should the economy worsen.

    By Robert Freedman • March 17, 2020

  • Trump's new $1T relief package: Which industries get a slice?

    Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin pitched the relief package to Senate Republicans. It's the biggest package in U.S. history, but which industries will get access?

    By Jane Thier • March 17, 2020
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    CFOs building up cash as uncertainty clouds economy

    CFOs are taking a defensive position to preserve cash, but they're open to spending in the early part of this year, according to the Association for Financial Professionals' quarterly cash survey.

    By Robert Freedman • Jan. 28, 2020
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    Sinclair Broadcast Group CFO sacrificed higher pay for experience

    Lucy Rutishauser created her first job at the company by convincing executives she could fill a role they didn't know they needed.

    By Robert Freedman • Oct. 21, 2019

  • Reverse factoring in cash management prompts alarm from Moody's

    Companies are stretching out their supplier payments with a new take on conventional factoring, but this often creates an undisclosed material debt obligation.

    By Robert Freedman • Sept. 22, 2019

  • 5 signs you're about to run out of cash

    Cash is surprisingly hard to track, and knowing when it's about to run out is harder if you don't know the warning signs. 

    By Robert Freedman • Sept. 12, 2019

  • Companies hanging on to cash despite S&P 500 stock buyback binge

    AFP's Corporate Cash Indicators index revealed most companies are still holding cash to hedge against global uncertainty. 

    By Robert Freedman and Jane Thier • Aug. 5, 2019