{"id":1501,"date":"2013-06-21T00:14:07","date_gmt":"2013-06-21T00:14:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.shanecampbellcfo.com\/?p=424"},"modified":"2023-10-05T20:59:54","modified_gmt":"2023-10-05T20:59:54","slug":"can-a-cfo-bean-counter-really-help-increase-sales","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.b2bcfo.com\/shane-campbell\/increase-sales\/","title":{"rendered":"Can a CFO (\u201cbean counter\u201d) really help increase sales?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Many people in business wouldn\u2019t think so.\u00a0 But the answer is yes.\u00a0 A good CFO takes care of things you would otherwise be distracted by, thereby freeing you up to increase sales.\u00a0 If you are like most small and medium sized business owners, you have gradually over many years allowed yourself to get away from the highest and best uses of your time.\u00a0 Instead of hunting for new clients, customers, processes, products, suppliers, etc. you now spend a great deal of time at the office dealing with HR issues, the 401(k), the lawyer, the tax accountant, the broken down photocopier, etc.\u00a0 Please review the concept of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.shanecampbellcfo.com\/2013\/05\/03\/your-sales-are-stuck-at-3-to-5-million-and-what-to-do-about-it\/\">Finders, Minders and Grinders<\/a> for a discussion of this topic. 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