by Gerry Preville | Nov 14, 2022 | Accounting, Blog, Bookkeeping, Clean-Up Accounting
When I talk to company founders and executives about their books, they often tell me that they don’t trust their numbers, either because the monthly reports are incomplete, or because they’re subject to constant revision, or because they arrive too late to be...
by Gerry Preville | Nov 19, 2021 | Accounting, Blog, Bookkeeping, Clean-Up Accounting
Running a business typically involves managing many different functions, including operations, R&D, accounting, marketing and sales. At Laurentian, we find that the accounting function frequently receives less attention than the others, especially in new and...
by Gerry Preville | Feb 23, 2021 | Blog, Strategy
I’ve been a CPA for more than a few years, and over that time, I’ve found that I’m able to add value to my clients’ businesses in a variety of ways. Having seen many SaaS firms grapple with strategic choices over the years I discovered a simple but effective way to...
by Gerry Preville | Jun 12, 2020 | Blog, Mergers & Acquisitions, Post-Merger Integration
Several months ago, I helped to bring about the sale of Natural Insight, a long-time client of Laurentian, LLC. Looking back at the entire process, I thought it might be useful to discuss a few of my takeaways from the deal in order to help other companies that might...
by Gerry Preville | Jan 31, 2019 | Blog
The year 2018 saw quite a few compelling news and business stories, but one court case in particular could be the most significant in many years for companies that do business online. In June of 2018 the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in South Dakota v. Wayfair, Inc. that...
by Gerry Preville | May 9, 2018 | Blog, Bookkeeping
In our previous post, we looked at nine fundamental financial metrics for technology startups. These metrics are critical to helping us evaluate the health and performance of any tech firm. Building upon that, in this post we will look at some of the important metrics...
