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Carol Coughlin

Carol Coughlin founded BottomLine Growth Strategies, Inc., in 2006 as a way for small and medium-sized businesses to access the same high-level financial and operational expertise that gives large companies a distinct advantage. Using her own extensive corporate experience and willingness to sit in the hot seat as a catalyst, Carol helps BottomLine Growth clients climb to the summit of their success.

Why Your Bookkeeper Isn’t Ready for the Role of CFO

Written by Carol Coughlin

Would you hire an electrician to design your building or home? Probably not! No doubt you’d want a master electrician on the team, but when it comes to creating a building strategy, anticipating potential trouble spots, thinking about how different functions and systems interact, and overseeing the general contractor, you’d want a trained architect, someone […]

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Do You Need a Personal Advisory Board?

Written by Carol Coughlin

What do the most effective CEOs have in common? Is it their ability to see opportunity in places overlooked by others? Their willingness to take calculated risk? Their ability to succeed by driving others to succeed? They are distinguished not only by what they do, but what they do not.  

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