50/50 deadlock between partners: how to break it
When two equal partners neutralise each other, the company is paralysed. Amicable solutions, court remedies and preventive clauses to break the deadlock.
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When two equal partners neutralise each other, the company is paralysed. Amicable solutions, court remedies and preventive clauses to break the deadlock.
Internal control in SMEs: what it is for, its five components, segregation of duties, how it differs from internal audit, and the statutory auditor's view.
Legal framework, mandatory content, expense reimbursement and pitfalls: the checklist to build a compliant remote work charter for your SME in 2026.
Delegation of authority: validity conditions, its effect on the director's criminal liability, and the clauses needed for it to hold up in court.
How an SME owner steers with financial indicators from their accounting: which KPIs to track, how often, from which sources, and the chartered accountant's role in making data reliable and interpreting it.
Change accounting software without breakage: an 8-step migration method, FEC migration, the 2026 electronic invoicing calendar and change management.
When to internalise accounting, how to structure the team, which tools, and how to articulate it with the chartered accountant who reviews and presents the annual accounts.
Appointing and removing a director by company form: just cause in the SARL, ad nutum removal in the SA, by-law freedom in the SAS, severance, and single-window filings. The owner's practical guide.
For businesses with 50 or more employees, an internal reporting channel is mandatory. Legal obligation, setup steps and whistleblower protections in 2026.
An organizational audit targets processes, responsibilities, frictions and performance, not just documentary compliance.
Resignation, dismissal or mutual termination: the step-by-step procedure to manage a departure, hand over the right documents and run the handover.
Implementing data governance means clarifying who owns data, what quality rules apply, and how compliance obligations (GDPR, CSRD) are met. A 7-step method and practical insights from advisory missions.
Hersey-Blanchard, Lewin, Likert: how to pick the right management style for a 5-50 employee French SME in a hybrid remote-work context in 2026.
Finance leadership, transformation, crisis, executive replacement and short-term stabilisation: when to use interim management and what to expect from it in 2026.
Objectives, milestones, dependencies and trade-offs: how to construct a project roadmap that supports real decisions and keeps execution aligned in 2026.
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