What are you thinking when you must replace a C- Level Executive? Most organizations grapple with replacing C level executives when one of the existing leaders decides to or is forced to leave. Others, have the luxury of a bit … Continue reading
Author Archives: Pat McCormick
Back at it — and energized for what’s next.
In July 2024, I stepped in to help lead a turnaround effort at Urban Engineers, Inc. After a focused and productive year, that chapter is moving into a new phase. I Congratulate the two new leaders named today- Jim Bilella … Continue reading
The Time to KNOW MORE NOW might be passing you by
It’s that time of year for folks that rely upon and expect great finance…Still a lot of traffic on 2023 yearend analyses and a plethora of here are the X things you need to do for 2024 to achieve great … Continue reading
Posted in Discuss: Effective Financial Management, Discuss: Improving the Business of the Business, Finance Leader Support Services, General Blog
Tagged Business Intelligence, Business Strategy and Business plans, Effective finance, Financial Leadership, Financial Management skills and Capabilities, Improving the Business of the Business
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Great Business leaders revel in the challenge of creating and sustaining value in uncertain times.
Welcome to the beginnings of a discussion for Business Leaders steering their ships through the economic tempest of our current times. Picture this: you’re navigating through a treacherous blend of headwinds that push you back, tailwinds that propel you forward, … Continue reading
Do you believe you have room to create more value in your portfolio?
Do you believe you have room to create more value in your portfolio? You know this- there is a lot going on inside of your investments, and there all sorts of winds- not just head or tail- but worse: swirling … Continue reading
Embracing Great/Strategic Finance in Middle Market Companies: The Need, the Challenge, and the Payoff
The concept of strategic finance has been in the discourse for over 25 years, yet the phrase “Becoming more strategic” remains pertinent, especially for middle market companies. The sector often faces unique challenges, balancing between the agility of small enterprises … Continue reading
Balancing Value Creation and Cost-Cutting: A Strategic Imperative for Today’s C-Suite
Or, don’t just lunge at cost cutting- adopt approach that helps to focus on value creation and cost alignment Continue reading
Meet Pat McCormick, Founder of PMCC Ventures
Background information for Pat McCormick Meet Pat McCormick, a man whose work for clients is defined by a rich business leadership experience spanning over four decades. As the President of PMCC Ventures, Pat’s mission is straightforward: empower businesses to enhance … Continue reading
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Lessons from the past, assumptions and stances we need to unwind and stances we need to embrace as we embark into an uncertain 2023 and beyond
It has been a while since we have prepared and sent this letter, but we suspect we are not the only organization attempting to develop a sense of the “new normal” to best serve clients and customers. We wish you … Continue reading
It is a lot less of a gamble to run your business today like you are going to sell it tomorrow!
PMCC Ventures has bee involved in buy or sell transactions for more than 40 years. Working on both sides of deals helps us to know more about “what the other side is thinking”. Today- there are a lot of good … Continue reading
Pat McCormick joins Urban Engineers Board of Directors
I am honored to have the opportunity to serve the people and owners of Urban Engineers. Urban is an ESOP company so there is a lot of enthusiasm and team work evident in the business. I was impressed in our … Continue reading
PMCC Ventures Background
PMCC Ventures background PMCC Ventures brings 40+ years of experience and capability to help clients improve the business of their business and add and sustain value. Our services range from strategy to planning to operations and performance improvement. All with … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Intelligence, Business Process Transformation, Due diligence support, Fractional CFO, Fractional COO, Fractional Executive Leadership, Improve Financial Literacy, Merger integration, Operations improvement, Performance Improvement, Private Equity Buyers, Private Equity Sellers, Private Equity support, Profit Improvement, Selling your company, Strategy
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Nudging blockchain understanding past trading and speculation…
This is a great primer for those of us that are interested but not fully informed… and thank God for his mother… https://www.economist.com/the-world-ahead/2021/11/08/chris-dixon-and-packy-mccormick-on-the-future-of-crypto
The Disruptors and S-Curves
Getting steeper, shorter, choppier, scarier? You decide. Your stance will help you think through how you want to address your situation. Take a read: https://www.notboring.co/p/who-disrupts-the-disrupters
Getting easier and more important to learn from the kids….
Easter weekend is over. We are back at our desks- or other improvised work spaces. The kids were all here- including the new model that is just 6 months old. It was a great weekend to learn- It was a … Continue reading
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Systems Thinking- When the going gets tough, go back to the basics
As many know, there is an abundance of e-commerce data ranging from web site visits through sales and abandoned carts etc. The data is arrayed over many different timeframes and it can be overwhelming to make sense of it and … Continue reading
Four organization traits that enabled high performing efforts in 2019
We have pledged to share insights that we think might be useful to our friends and clients businesses and organizations. 2019 provided a lot of learning experiences and we have identified four significant traits that we think helped to distinguish … Continue reading
The conversation about the role of the CFO- and where she adds the most value continues- but the bottom line is that Finance counts!
Thirty some years ago, we began research on the role of the CFO and the impact of financial leadership on the performance of the enterprise. After interviewing and reviewing more than 50 organizations and engaging thousands of CFO/Financial leaders in … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Intelligence, Business Strategy and Business plans, Effective Financial Management, Finance counts, Finance Transformation, Financial Leadership, Performance Management, Role of CFO, Strategic Finance, Value Creation
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PMCC Ventures Transaction Support Services
PMCC Ventures been in business for over 12 years, having built on the prior 28 years’ experience – and doing what we have always done and love: Helping clients improve the business of their business. Clients have changed, industries have … Continue reading
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Tagged Business Plan development, Business Strategy and Business plans, Buy side services, Due Diligence, Exit Planning, Improving the Business of the Business, Merger and acquisition support, Merger due diligence, Merger integration, Private Equity support, Sell side services, Selling your business, Transaction support
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