IT & Digital Transformation

Jamaica’s Proposed VASP Licensing Regime: The Complete Guide

Everything businesses, boards and investors need to understand about how Jamaica will license and supervise virtual asset service providers — the six license classes, capital and substance, AML/CFT, proof of reserves, fees, and the road to enactment. In short: the Financial Services Commission (FSC) has proposed a full licensing regime for virtual asset service...

Actuarial Services IT & Digital Transformation Regulatory & Standards Risk & Compliance

Making IFRS 17 Work in the Caribbean: Beyond Compliance to Insight

June 22, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The most significant change to insurance accounting in a generation is also the region’s largest untapped source of management insight — if insurers stop treating it as a reporting chore. IFRS 17 is the most significant change to insurance accounting in a generation, and for most Caribbean insurers it arrived as the largest...

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Spreadsheets vs a Real Finance Platform: What Growing Enterprises Lose by Staying in Excel

June 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Spreadsheets are where most businesses start — and where too many stay long after they should have moved on. Here is what a growing enterprise loses by running its finances in Excel, and what a real finance platform gives back. There is nothing wrong with a spreadsheet. Excel and Google Sheets are among the most...

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Which QuickBooks Online Plan Powers Your Growth in 2026?

June 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

QuickBooks Online has five plans, from US$20 to US$275 a month. Here is what each one does, which fits your stage, and how to avoid paying for power you do not use — or outgrowing a plan that cannot keep up. QuickBooks Online is the default cloud accounting platform for growing businesses across Florida and...

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How to Transition Your Finance Function Without Disrupting Operations

June 21, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The fear of disruption keeps many enterprises tied to a finance setup they have already outgrown. Here is how a well-run transition actually works — and how to keep operations running while you change. For most leaders, the decision to change how their finance function is run is not the hard part. The...

Accounting & BPO Corporate Finance & M&A Data & Analytics IT & Digital Transformation Performance & Operations

How to Choose an Outsourced Finance Partner: 10 Questions That Separate Good from Great

June 20, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

The right partner isn’t the cheapest quote — it is the one whose answers to these ten questions hold up. The best outsourced finance partner is rarely the cheapest quote — it is the one whose answers to a handful of pointed questions reveal real scope, a genuine review layer, transparent pricing, strong security,...

Accounting & BPO Audit & Assurance IT & Digital Transformation

How Much Should an Enterprise Invest in Its Finance Function?

June 20, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Too little, and weak numbers quietly cost you; too much, and you overpay for routine work. Here’s how to right-size your finance spend by revenue and by stage. As a rough rule of thumb, growing enterprises invest somewhere between 1% and 2% of revenue in their finance function — the day-to-day record-keeping, reconciliation, payables and...

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The Hidden Cost of Poor Financial Management: What Weak Numbers Cost a Growing Business

June 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Bad books rarely send an invoice — but they bill you anyway: in cleanup fees, missed deductions, poor decisions, lost financing, and a lower valuation. Poor financial management rarely sends you an invoice — which is exactly why it is so expensive. The costs are real but hidden: one-time cleanup fees of US$150–$175 per neglected...

Accounting & BPO Advisory & Consulting Audit & Assurance Corporate Finance & M&A IT & Digital Transformation

QuickBooks Live vs a Full-Service Finance Partner: What You Actually Get

June 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Intuit’s in-house service is convenient and affordable — but its scope is narrower than many leaders realise. Here is how to compare on value, not just price. QuickBooks Live is Intuit’s own bookkeeping service, priced in 2026 from about US$50 per month for expert-assisted help to US$300–$700 per month for full-service bookkeeping. It is a...

Accounting & BPO Audit & Assurance Corporate Finance & M&A Financial Services IT & Digital Transformation Strategy & Transformation

Should You Outsource Your Finance Function? A Decision Guide for Founders & CEOs

June 19, 2026by Dr Dawkins Brown

Seven signals it is time to hand off finance operations, what a great handover looks like, and how to do it without surrendering control. You should consider outsourcing your finance function when running it in-house has started to cost more than it saves — in time, accuracy, or missed decisions. For most founders that tipping...

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Jamaica’s Proposed VASP Licensing Regime: The Complete Guide

Making IFRS 17 Work in the Caribbean: Beyond Compliance to Insight

How Much Should an Enterprise Invest in Its Finance Function?

The Hidden Cost of Poor Financial Management: What Weak Numbers Cost a Growing Business

QuickBooks Live vs a Full-Service Finance Partner: What You Actually Get

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