The CFO Alliance http://thecfoalliance.org held its inaugural Charlotte meeting yesterday at Carmel Country Club. The meeting was attended by CFOs from leading companies and organizations across the greater Charlotte area including National Gypsum, EnPro Industries, Comporium Communications, United Way of Central Carolinas and more. The event featured an interactive breakfast roundtable that was effectively facilitated [...]
Archive for September, 2009
The CFO – Becoming a Business Partner
Posted in Charlotte Region, Continued Education, tagged Carmel Country Club, CFO Architect of the Corporation's Future, Comporium Communications, Darton Group, Deloitte Four Faces of the CFO, EnPro Industries, National Gypsum, Strategic Role of CFO, The CFO Alliance, The CFO as Analyst and Advisor, The CFO as Business Integrator, Tom Canace, Tom Canance, United Way of Central Carolinas, Wake Forest University on September 30, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
Have You Tuned-Up Your Networking Game?
Posted in Networking, tagged 100% completion on LinkedIn, 48HourPrint.com, CFO Consulting in Charlotte, Darton Group, financial consulting, Job Hunting Tips in Charlotte, LinkedIn profile, LinkedIn Tips, Networking in Charlotte, Networking tips, Vistaprint on September 23, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In follow-up to a DARTON post from last week, it is “high season” for networking in greater Charlotte. The Queen City’s professional associations and networking groups are in “back to business” mode, and now is the right time to “tune-up” your networking game. Team DARTON offers the following top 3 tips for “tuning-up” your networking game. [...]
Strategic Advantage: CFOs for Rent
Posted in In the News, Middle Market, Strategy, Trends, tagged Charlotte accounting jobs, Charlotte CFOs, Charlotte finance jobs, Darton Group, For Rent Chief Financial Officer, Project CFOs, Small Business Strategy, Temporary CFOs, Wall Street Journal on September 22, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The Wall Street Journal published a story today on a topic that is near and dear to those of us on team DARTON. The topic? The trend on how small businesses are utilizing “outsourced” CFOs to gain strategic and tactical financial expertise on a cost-effective basis. The stormy economy demands that all businesses, especially small [...]
CFOs and Lessons Learned
Posted in Strategy, tagged Accounting Trends, CFO magazine, CFO strategies, CFO trends, Charlotte CFOs, Darton Group, finance trends on September 21, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The September 2009 issue of CFO magazine features a cover story on the hard lessons that CFOs have learned one year after the meltdown on Wall Street. Team DARTON has reviewed the list of key lessons outlined in the article as follows: Think differently about cash and credit (CFOs are being more skeptical about the [...]
Global Finance Publishes TCM Guide 2009
Posted in Charlotte Region, Treasury, tagged Cash Management Trends, Charlotte Treasurers, Charlotte Treasury Roundtable, Darton Group, Global Finance magazine, TCM Guide 2009, Treasury & Cash Management Guide 2009, Treasury Trends on September 15, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The September 2009 issue of Global Finance magazine has arrived in the DARTON mailbox. The issue features the annual “Treasury & Cash Management Guide” – perfect timing as a number of treasurers from the Charlotte area’s largest companies prepare to gather the week after next for a “treasurer’s roundtable” meeting. Check out Global Finance magazine’s TCM [...]
High Season for Networking in Charlotte
Posted in Networking, tagged ACG Charlotte, American Society of Women Accountants, Association for Corporate Growth, ASWA, ASWA Charlotte, CBP, Charlotte Business Professionals, Darton Group, FEI Charlotte, FENG, FENG Charlotte, Financial Executives International, Financial Executives Networking Group, IIA, IMA Charlotte, Institute of Internal Auditors Charlotte, Institute of Management Accountants Charlotte, NCACPA, NCTMA, Networking for Accountants in Charlotte, Networking Groups in Charlotte, North Carolina Association of CPAs, North Carolina Treasury Management Association, PMI, Project Management Institute Charlotte, SCACPA, South Carolina Association of CPAs on September 14, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is that time of year. As we refer to it at team DARTON, it is “high season” for networking in the greater Charlotte area. The professional association groups that go on hiatus during the summer months are back in action with some terrific agendas planned for the months ahead. The Charlotte area offers rich, and [...]
DARTON Remembers…
Posted in In the News, tagged 9-11 8th anniversary, Charlotte 9-11 events, Darton Group on September 11, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
In remembrance of those who lost their lives at the World Trade Center, the Pentagon and aboard Flight 77 on September 11, 2001. For information on events being held in the Charlotte area in remembrance of 9-11, visit the Charlotte Observer at http://www.charlotteobserver.com/local/story/939890.html.
Charlotte-Area Students Need Your Help
Posted in Charlotte Region, Classroom Central, tagged Charlotte Schools, Charlotte-Mecklenburg Schools, Classroom Central, Darton Group on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
It is that time of year again. Public schools across the greater Charlotte area are back in session and the excitement of the new school year collides with some stark realities. Budgets have been cut. School staffs have been reduced. And the need for supplies to help our students learn has never been greater. Rochelle [...]
Carol Scott Joins AICPA Staff
Posted in In the News, tagged AICPA, Carol Scott, Darton Group on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The DARTON team congratulates Carol Scott on her new role as Vice President, Business Industry and Government with AICPA http://www.aicpa.org/. Carol, formerly Carol divisional Vice President of Finance and Human Resources at Masco Corporation in the Charlotte area, joined AICPA effective August 31, 2009. In her new role, Carol will lead the AICPA’s initiatives to serve [...]
Positive Employment News from Monster Worldwide
Posted in In the News, Workplace Trends, tagged Charlotte employment statistics, Charlotte jobs, Charlotte labor statistics, Darton Group, Monster Employment Index, Monster Worldwide, USA employment statistics on September 4, 2009 | Leave a Comment »
The folks at Monster Worldwide shared news yesterday that team DARTON found fascinating and encouraging. Monster’s “Employment Index” (a monthly gauge of U.S. online job demand based on a real-time review of millions of employer job opportunities culled from a large representative selection of corporate career Web sites and job boards) rose 7 points (or [...]


