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### Accounting & Finance

## [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…

### Accounting & Finance

## [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…

### Nonprofit

## [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…

### People Management & HR

## [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…

### Taxes

## [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…

### Nonprofit

## [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…