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### [The CFO’s Role in an M&A Process: From Diligence to Close](/content/blog/finance/cfos-role-in-an-ma-process/index.html)
  
Mergers and acquisitions are among the most consequential events in the life of any company. Whether you are the acquirer…

### [Cash Runway 101: How to Calculate It and What to Do When It Gets Short](/content/blog/startups/cash-runway-101/index.html)
  
Every founder has heard the term. Very few understand it deeply enough to act on it before it becomes a…

### [How Nonprofits Can Leverage Fractional CFO Services to Scale Their Impact](/content/blog/nonprofit/how-nonprofits-can-leverage-fractional-cfo-services-to-scale-their-impact/index.html)
  
Every nonprofit leader has felt the tension: you are running an organization whose entire purpose is mission-driven impact, but the…

### [How to Design Your First Employee Engagement Survey](/content/blog/hr/how-to-design-your-first-employee-engagement-survey/index.html)
  
How to Design Your First Employee Engagement Survey: A Startup Founder’s Guide If you’re running a startup or small business and you’ve never sent…

### [Year-Round Tax Planning vs. Last-Minute Filing](/content/blog/taxes/year-round-tax-planning-vs-last-minute-filing/index.html)
  
Year-Round Tax Planning vs. Last-Minute Filing: The True Cost of Waiting Every year, the same pattern plays out for thousands…

### [The True Cost of Volunteer-Run Finances](/content/blog/nonprofit/the-true-cost-of-volunteer-run-finances/index.html)
  
The True Cost of Volunteer-Run Finances: When Nonprofits Need Professional Accounting Help   It is one of the most common financial arrangements…

### [What Does it Take to Reach the Top 0.1% Income Earners?](/content/blog/leadership-growth/what-does-it-take-to-reach-the-top-0-1-income-earners/index.html)
  
Knowing about the rich and their extraordinary lives has never been easier. Thanks to social media, paparazzi photos, and reality…

### [Escalon Expands Its Reach: Full Stack Finance and Early Growth Join Forces with Industry Leader](/content/blog/press-releases/escalon-expands-its-reach-full-stack-finance-and-early-growth-join-forces-with-industry-leader/index.html)
  
Escalon Expands Its Reach: Full Stack Finance and Early Growth Join Forces with Industry Leader In a strategic move that…

### [10 Businesses You Can Start With Nothing but a Computer](/content/blog/startups/10-businesses-you-can-start-with-computer/index.html)
  
Many people dream of becoming entrepreneurs, and often the biggest thing holding them back is lack of funds. While starting…