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Insights

Field notes on running the finance function properly.

A content pillar for search visibility, and a way to show CFO-level thinking before the first call.

Enterprise value

Five moves that raise what your business is worth — not just what it earns

Why profit and enterprise value diverge, and where to look first.

Cash & reporting

The lender-ready report most SMEs don't have until it's too late

What board- and bank-grade reporting actually requires.

Partnership model

Why an equity-aligned advisor behaves differently to an hourly one

The incentive problem at the heart of most consulting engagements.

Strategy

The difference between a strategy document and a deliverable plan

Turning a workshop's worth of ideas into owners, milestones and targets.

Virtual CFO

Virtual CFO vs fractional CFO: same job, different word?

What the terms actually mean in Australia, and where Mentec's model differs from both.

Virtual CFO

Virtual CFO vs accountant: what founders get wrong

Compliance and strategy are different jobs. Most SMEs only have one of them covered.

Virtual CFO

How much does a virtual CFO cost in Australia?

What actually drives the price, and the comparison that matters more than the rate card.

Virtual CFO

The questions worth asking before you hire a virtual CFO

Scope, seniority and incentives predict how an engagement goes far better than a rate card does.

Virtual CFO

When does a business actually need a CFO?

Revenue is a rough guide. The real signal is in the decisions being made without one.

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