FD Capital's Podcast.

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital talks about How to take your company public. Every CFO dreams of taking a company public. It’s something every  CFO aspires to achieve during their career. As a CFO, you’re the guiding  force behind taking your company public. Before you can start raising  capital or talking about an IPO, there are several hurdles your company &nbsp...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence an experienced CFO himself talks about the key considerations and key milestones in your first 101 days in your new role. Starting a new job is always daunting. Making a first impression  isn’t easy. You want to hit the ground running and put yourself on the  path to success. If you’re a CFO, the pressure is even greater. Recent years have seen the posit...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence gives hints and tips on how to produce a better board report, progressing to become a CFO or FD is a great step, but once there you need to be able to present information in the best way possible, and getting help to enhance your report through the use of better graphs and graphics is a great way to do that. Using a professional copywriter to improve and enhance y...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital has been expanding this year and has launched a number of new teams, including Accountancy Capital, Executive Capital and a Only Legal a new recruitment brand for the legal profession. A positive thing is that these new teams have caught the eye of the media and our press releases have been picked up and appear in great places including...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about OnlyLegal a great new legal recruitment service, as the name suggests it does what it says on the tin, and focusses purely on Legal Recruitment.   If you are looking for a lawyer for your legal practice or business, then reach out to our team today and we will find you the perfect candidate.  Our new website is coming soon but will be l...

In today's podcast Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital the niche London FD and CFO recruitment boutique has launched a new service offering the full range of Finance Team Recruitment so Financial Controllers, Finance Managers, Payroll Managers, Accounts Receivable, Accounts Payable, Assistant Accountants, FP&A Accountants and many more. To learn about this new service visit our new webs...

In todays espisode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FDCapital has moved into senior executive recruitment, we now offer the full range of senior appointments, CEO's, COO, CTO and many more. EXEC CAPITAL is a boutique recruitment agency that specialises in  connecting start-ups and businesses with senior management  professionals. We take a tailored approach to our recruiting with a  ...

In todays's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about a new mini site CFO Capital, this showcases the recent press releases from the team at FD Capital, there have been many recent news stories. Exec Capital - We launched a new services this year focussing on the recruitment of Senior Executives so CEO's COO and similar senior roles. Non-Exec recruitment - we now offer NED roles and have a smaller dedic...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Fractional CFOs this is a relative new concept to the UK, but the terminology Fractional CFO is gaining in traction and we hear it mentioned often, whereas maybe 2 or 3 years ago we hardly heard it. The UK equivalent is a Portfolio CFO or Part-Time CFO, as that name suggests a Fractional CFO will work for more than one company at the same time, theref...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital talks about meeting VC funds and how to prepare for your first meeting.   FD Capital Recruitment are a leading FD and CFO boutique provider specialising in the provision of Fractional CFO's typically candidates from a VC or PE house background. First off its a numbers of gain in every sense, not all VC funds are going to match to your pa...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence an experienced FD and CFO himself talks about how the Finance Function is shaping up for the demands and requirements of the 21st Century.   Finance Function structures vary depending on the size of an organisation and its phase of development, for example a micro company is best serviced by a bookkeeper whereas a smaller company that is seeking funding...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the London interim CFO market and how FD Capital Recruitment are a niche recruitment boutique based in Great Portland Street London who are focussed on and specialise in this niche.  If you are a business looking for a London CFO then make sure to visit our website and speak to our team today, as we will be delighted to work with you and help you...

In todays' episode Adrian Lawrence talks about FD Capital Recruitment and how we have been trading for around 4 years.  The business is now the busiest it has ever been, having been through a tough period during the pandemic.  We specialise in Finance Directors and CFOs and around 65% of our clients are in some way connected to Private Equity either being backed already or actively seeki...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Business Asset Disposal Relief, which is the new name for was previously known as Entrepreneurs relief.   This scheme replaced the previous regime, but still offers the same 10% tax rate on business disposals.  The great think about it being that there remains a strong incentive to setup and develop a business as the tax on disposal is n...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the CFO market and how opportunities are back to their pre-pandemic levels last seen in 2019.   Its pleasing to see normality returning to the senior finance recruitment market, and it feels very much as if clients and candidates have all been holding back from recruitment, and now things are moving again, opportunities are opening up for new...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the Enterprise Management Incentive Scheme or EMI scheme, this was first introduced in 2000 and offers companies a tax efficient way to motivate their employees and focus the whole team on obtaining the best value for the business on a successful exit. Once a scheme is registered and approved by HMRC any gains made on disposal are taxed at 10% rather...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Transformation and Change Finance Directors, this is a niche that is growing in popularity and with the fast pace of technology change it is important that businesses are able to make the most of technology and to update their systems and processes to keep up. FD Capital Recruitment are a leading FD and CFO Recruitment boutique based in Great Portland...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Interim Recruitment, FD Capital specialise in FD and CFO Recruitment of old kinds, being Part-Time, Portfolio, Interim and Permanent recruitment.  We have a great reputation of putting forward very strong and focussed candidates very quickly and because of that our conversion and success rate is much higher than the industry average or norms....

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about CFO Recruitment.   FD Capital are a London based boutique recruitment service, specialising in Finance Director and CFO Recruitment.  We offer Part-time, Portfolio, Interim and Permanent CFOs with the ideal skill set that your business needs. The majority of our roles are in the technology and PE or VC backed spaces, but we cover all sec...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about Portfolio CFO's which are senior finance professionals available on a fractional time basis, our clients hire CFO's on a day rate basis anything from a couple of days per month up to almost full-time.   A Portfolio CFO works for multiple clients at the same time, and that gives them interesting challenges. To learn more about Portfolio CFO's...

In today's episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how all new contracts now need an IR35 determination to confirm if a contract is inside or outside of IR35.   FD Capital as our name suggests is focussed on Finance Directors and CFOs so the majority of our work is inside of IR35.  Some contracts where the work is consultancy and not as a company officers remain outside of IR35. For lar...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about the benefits of building listings in local directories and websites, as these are important as they give you an advantage in local search results.  There are many successful and well known sites like this around, examples include ThomsonLocal and Yelp to name a few. FD Capital Recruitment are a leading recruiter of FDs and CFOs in London UK. &nbsp...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about IR35 and how since April 21 Medium and larger employers now have to make the determination rather than the consultant.   This means that the decision is that of the end employer.  Some companies now have a blanket policy of inside IR35 whilst others consider the circumstances and make their determination on a case by case basis.  Yo...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence talks about how FD Capital Recruitment a leading FD and CFO recruitment boutique aimed at founders in London and the South East of the UK, has joined the living wage foundation. The living wage foundations aims align with those of the Directors of FD Capital, being the elimination on in work poverty, and the team feels this is best achieved by setting the national...

In todays episode Adrian Lawrence from FD Capital Recruitment, a leading London based FD and CFO boutique talks about how Software as a Service websites promote themselves online.  In particular how important it is to find a high quality SEO professional to work with that guides a business to use the right white hat approach to online marketing. FD Capital have experienced FDs and CFOs availa...