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Managing Fixed Assets in Xero

When implementing Xero, one of the most important steps is setting up your Fixed Asset Register (FAR) correctly. Whether you’re...
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The 3 Best Inventory Management Systems for Your Business

We’ve spent more than ten years working with finance teams and fast-growing small businesses. Helping them align operations, accounting, and...
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5 Finance and Business Voices Every Finance Professional Should Follow

At Creative CFO, we’re building the world’s best finance teams. The best teams learn from experts and those who came...
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Should You Hire a CFO or Use a Fractional CFO Service?

If your business is growing fast, you may see that the old way of managing finance isn’t cutting it. You...
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How Creative CFO Supports Your Auditor to Simplify Your Next Audit & Cut Costs

Audit season doesn’t need to be stressful. Many businesses rush to gather documents at the last minute. This delays the...
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The Best AI Models for Data Engineering in 2025

As a Data Engineer at Creative CFO, I’ve witnessed firsthand how artificial intelligence is fundamentally reshaping SQL development, data engineering,...
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From Manual to Automated: 5 Invoicing Methods That Grow With Your Business

Introduction: from manual billing to full automation Most business owners know they need to invoice their customers, but not everyone...
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Using Data Visualisation for Business Intelligence

Data is essential for smart decisions in any business. To grow, your business must know: Who are your main customers?...
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Understand, Achieve and Maintain a Healthy Cash Flow

This is the final piece of our four-part series where we explored high-quality management reports, profit and loss statements and...
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What is a Balance Sheet and How To Use It

This is the third article of our four-part series. The previous two looked at high-quality management reports and profit and...
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How To Use Looker Studio to Create Insightful Business Performance Dashboards

The Creative CFO team recently hosted a Teach Learn Share (TLS) session on Looker Studio, a data visualisation tool. The...
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5 Best Business Intelligence (BI) Tools for Small Businesses

At Creative CFO, we work with a multitude of clients who vary in size, industry, and culture—but most of them...
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AI for financial professionals

Understanding what AI language models and RAG can do for financial professionals As a financial and technology professional and founder...
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What is the Creative CFO Focus Session? 

How do we prioritise our time as professionals using focus sessions Focus sessions are an integral part of how we...
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Financial Systems Case Study – Musgrave Spirits

Musgrave is an artisanal gin and spirits brand founded by Simon Musgrave. In 2017 this rapidly growing spirits business approached...
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Financial Systems Case Study: The Tile House

Gaining operational independence and control through two leading cloud-based systems: Dear Inventory and Xero Accounting....
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Manufacturing in Xero Part 3

Method 3 – Manual Manufacture at the time of Assembly (finished goods represented in inventory) The idea behind this approach...
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Manufacturing in Xero Part 2

Method 2 – The monthly manufacturing process (no finished goods are represented in inventory) The basic idea behind this approach...
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How To Manage Manufacturing Processes With Xero

In this first article of our three-part series on manufacturing in Xero, we dive into the fundamentals and key details...
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