Hiring a CFO is one of the biggest decisions a growing SME will make. Get it right, and you unlock better decisions, stronger financial control, and the ability to scale with confidence.

Get it wrong, and the impact can go far beyond finance — affecting growth, investor confidence, morale and can even slow the journey down.

So, where do SME’s trip up? Gareth Cowan explains how - and how to avoid them.

For many SMEs, securing investment feels like a big milestone.

Choosing investors isn’t just a financial decision - it’s a strategic one.

Working with financial services across London for decades, Co-Founder of Trace Recruitment Gareth Cowan shares the top 9 ways the right investors make all the difference for growing SMEs…

London’s museums and galleries are going through a real shift, and one of the clearest places to see it is inside finance teams.

For years, many cultural institutions worked within fairly familiar financial models: balancing public funding, philanthropy, visitor income and commercial activity against long-term cultural ambition. But as we’ve seen over the past year or so, that model is under pressure. Ellie, NFP Manager explains….

During Series A, B, and C funding rounds, a CFO shifts from ‘helpful’ to business-critical- a vital and yet often overlooked hire.

Here are 10 ways bringing in a CFO before funding, is one of the smartest decisions a business owner can make.