Entries from February 2008 ↓

organizational chart software?

Recently I was asked about Organizational Chart (org-chart) software. One of the requirements of an audit is to provide the auditors with an updated org-chart as of the last day of the fiscal year. When you are small you can use the org-chart software that comes with Microsoft Office (or really a piece of paper, [...]

what makes a great financial analyst?

The role of a financial analyst within a company is to help drive the business (and decision making) through solid analysis. “Analysis” typically takes the form of metrics as its basis and the story that surrounds the metric. However, what differentiates a financial analyst (not just an accountant with solid reporting skills) is the quality [...]

public company corporate disclosure policy?

If you are one of the few small businesses that decided to go the public company route you are probably (1) kicking yourself, (2) swimming in regulatory requirements and (3) living in fear of screwing up and the shareholder lawsuit that will inevitably follow.
One of the best practices we are supporting for small public tech [...]

code testing as an online service?

All software companies battle for the quality of their code. Software programs are prone to crashes, bugs and security holes and as the software grows it needs increasingly more testing so it’s as reliable as possible.
Even if the tools are better, the number of bugs in newly written code has remained constant at around five [...]