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The race you are running

I like this quote. It challenges my thinking and raises important discussions and questions.

Some of the things that I think would be a great conversation:

– what’s the balance of knowing what your competition is doing but

– avoiding arrogance & ignorance, &

– being focused & following your passion/path?

– how do you grow the market & collaborate while

– staying inspired and differentiating? (& ultimately competitive)

I think some ‘glances’, some healthy respect & some working together with the competition can be inspiring and can push you harder.

The core message of this quote remains true. You can harness your passion. You can show up with intensity and you can inspire. You can do this all with focus if you are not distracted by looking behind you or beside you.

There’s room in the race for all of you and the definition of winner should be individual. One company can win by being the best at one thing while your organization wins by being the best at something else.

Customers & clients win by having both those choices!

#collaboration #oprahrocks #competition #winning

For more informational on a new team that’s starting in a new race: http://www.amplifyadvisors.ca

#financeleader #businessadvisor #connector #cfoservices

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Never eat lunch alone

https://fupping.com/taegan/2018/09/08/the-11-best-books-to-read-to-master-b2b-sales/

Published as a contributor. See my book review of #1 Never Eat Alone by Keith Ferrazzi. Lots of good contenders listed if you are looking for your next sales book.

Love your support of my little side hustle of writing (& attempt to market the new biz) please share widely!

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Can you afford a CFO?

Are you saving money by not hiring a CFO?

A Chartered Professional Accountant with over 5 years qualifications is going to cost you over $100k annually. A CFO/Controller level with over 10 years experience is going to expect over $150k for such a role. The best candidates with true leadership abilities are likely wanting closer to $200k or more. These salaries do not include the book-keeping, tax expertise and other junior level tablestakes that are the necessaries in small and medium business.

So it’s no wonder a start-up often starts without a finance leader.

And it’s no wonder that small and medium business hesitate to hire a finance leader that is beyond their book-keeper and tax expert.

Are you saving money by not hiring a CFO? Well an annual salary of $100-200k+ probably is too much in the early days. It’s likely too high for many growing small and medium businesses too.

What’s the alternative? Hire a finance leader at the level of service you need and reap the benefits of business partnering, stronger growth and the ability to envisage your complete financial picture.

We believe if you want to grow you will benefit from a Finance Leader. We work with start-ups and small and medium business to provide part-time, contract, interim, virtual and temporary CFO/controller services. Our finance leaders can help you on a quarterly or monthly or more frequent basis and provide the level of service you need so that it can be affordable.

Visit our CFO services pricing page for more information (https://www.amplifyadvisors.ca/pricing/) or see our Frequently Asked Questions (https://www.amplifyadvisors.ca/faq/).

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B2I

Interesting article (http://ow.ly/O0Ii30lEd54) about how automation can result in a more personal customer experience. Often we think that using technology takes away from the relationships and the old fashioned connection but done right it can supplement.

At Amplify Advisors Inc. we try to implement automation in a practical way that supports us as a start-up. We invest in technology that allows us to focus on our clients. We try and set up our clients with a similar balance so they spend their time on their business without incurring excessive backoffice expenses.

Learn more about our #cfoservices & how a #financeleader can support your B2I strategy. http://www.amplifyadvisors.ca