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My most recent post at American Express OPEN forum is about how a business owner or entrepreneur knows that it might be time to hire a Chief Financial Officer (CFO).
Most businesses hit a certain ceiling in their growth and progress that usually only a senior finance executive can help the firm unlock and break-through. The same can be said for the need most businesses usually have for executives in marketing, sales, operations, business development, technology, and more.
My motivation for writing this article came from a question I recently fielded about how a company can know the best timing for hiring CFO services.
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I believe that many small business owners think that because they have a CPA that they have an advisor that will help them deal with the issues you mentioned. My experience with CPAs is that they tend not to be very forward looking in their relationship with their clients. They tend to focus on what happened rather than planning and looking forward to challenges and opportunities their clients face. My advice to them is to expect more from their CPA than tax returns and financial statements and if the CPA can't provide it look for another CPA or a part time CFO.