{"id":2052,"date":"2026-10-24T09:35:12","date_gmt":"2026-10-24T07:35:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.michelecollini.com\/crescere\/"},"modified":"2026-10-24T11:22:08","modified_gmt":"2026-10-24T09:22:08","slug":"crescere","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.michelecollini.com\/en\/crescere\/","title":{"rendered":"Growing"},"content":{"rendered":"<link href=\"https:\/\/fonts.googleapis.com\/css2?family=Cormorant+Garamond:ital,wght@0,400;0,500;0,600;0,700;1,400&#038;family=DM+Sans:wght@300;400;500&#038;display=swap\" rel=\"stylesheet\">\n<style>\n:root{--blue:#2563EB;--blue-dk:#1D4ED8;--blue-lt:#EFF6FF;--text:#0F172A;--muted:#64748B;--border:#E2E8F0;--bg:#fff;--bg2:#F8FAFC}\n.mch{font-family:'DM Sans',sans-serif;color:var(--text);background:#fff}\n.mch *{box-sizing:border-box;margin:0;padding:0}\n.mch-hero{max-width:1100px;margin:0 auto;padding:64px 40px 56px;display:grid;grid-template-columns:1fr 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business plan, financial leadership when you need it, accounts audited to international standards. For business owners who want to grow without losing control of cash.<\/p>\n<div class=\"mch-ctas\"><a href=\"\/en\/#mch-cf\" class=\"mch-cta\">Book a 30-minute introductory call \u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/393207806671\" class=\"mch-cta2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Message on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div><div class=\"mch-img-col\"><div class=\"mch-quote\"><p>\u201cA well-built financial plan helps you see the impact of your decisions before it is too late.\u201d<\/p><span>Michele Collini \u00b7 ACCA Member<\/span><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mch-sec\" style=\"padding-top:8px;padding-bottom:8px\"><div class=\"mch-offer\"><div><div class=\"mch-slabel\">First step<\/div><h3>Bankability check-up<\/h3><p>A focused review of financial statements, cash and plan, with a written outcome.<\/p><\/div><a href=\"\/en\/check-up-bancabilita\/\" class=\"mch-cta\">Test the strength of your plan \u2192<\/a><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mch-band\"><div class=\"mch-sec\"><div class=\"mch-slabel\">When to call me<\/div><h2 class=\"mch-stitle\">When you need it<\/h2><div class=\"mch-signals\"><div class=\"mch-signal\">You need to present a plan to a bank or an investor.<\/div><div class=\"mch-signal\">The business has grown, but the numbers are no longer under control.<\/div><div class=\"mch-signal\">You need a finance director, but not full time.<\/div><div class=\"mch-signal\">Banks, shareholders or partners are asking for audited accounts.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mch-sec\"><div class=\"mch-slabel\">What I do<\/div><h2 class=\"mch-stitle\">Plan, lead, verify<\/h2><div class=\"mch-grid\"><div class=\"mch-card\" id=\"business-plan\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Business plans for banks and investors<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Business and financial plans built on real figures, with stated and verifiable assumptions: a document that holds up in front of whoever has to fund you.<\/div><span class=\"mch-ctag\">Planning<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mch-card\" id=\"cfo\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Part-time CFO<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Experienced financial leadership for as long as you need it: treasury, management control, banking relationships. Without the fixed cost of a permanent hire.<\/div><span class=\"mch-ctag\">Interim CFO<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mch-card\" id=\"audit\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Audit &amp; Compliance<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Statutory and internal audit to international standards (ISA, IFRS). Audited accounts are the basis for raising finance and, one day, selling.<\/div><span class=\"mch-ctag\">ACCA<\/span><\/div><\/div><p class=\"mch-note\">Before a sale, audited accounts increase the buyer\u2019s confidence: see <a href=\"\/en\/vendere-o-acquisire\/\">Selling or acquiring<\/a>.<\/p><\/div>\n\n<div class=\"mch-band\"><div class=\"mch-sec\"><div class=\"mch-slabel\">How I work<\/div><h2 class=\"mch-stitle\">From first contact to results<\/h2><div class=\"mch-steps\"><div class=\"mch-step\"><div class=\"mch-step-n\">1<\/div><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Introductory call<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">30 minutes: you tell me your goals and situation, and together we work out whether and how I can help.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mch-step\"><div class=\"mch-step-n\">2<\/div><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Analysing the numbers<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Financial statements, cash and margins: the snapshot we start from.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mch-step\"><div class=\"mch-step-n\">3<\/div><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Plan or engagement<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Business plan, financial leadership or audit, depending on what is really needed.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mch-step\"><div class=\"mch-step-n\">4<\/div><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Ongoing support<\/h3><div class=\"mch-cdesc\">Support in meetings with banks and investors and regular updates of the numbers.<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<div class=\"mch-sec\"><div class=\"mch-slabel\">Experience<\/div><h2 class=\"mch-stitle\">What I have done<\/h2><div class=\"mch-cases\"><div class=\"mch-case\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Agriculture<\/h3><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Situation<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Agricultural business needing a multi-year plan.<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Intervention<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Integrated three-year financial model: profit and loss, balance sheet, bank debt and sustainability ratios.<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Outcome<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Complete plan, balanced in every year.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mch-case\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Financial leadership<\/h3><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Roles<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Group controller of an international group, interim CFO, CFO-as-a-service.<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-k\">What it brings<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Hands-on experience of treasury, management control and banking relationships, from inside the business.<\/div><\/div><div class=\"mch-case\"><h3 class=\"mch-cname\">Audit<\/h3><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Experience<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">Audit and due diligence in Italy since 2004, now also in the United Kingdom.<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-k\">Standards<\/div><div class=\"mch-case-v\">International Standards on Auditing (ISA), ACCA Member.<\/div><\/div><\/div><p class=\"mch-note\">Real professional experience, described without any data that would identify clients or transactions.<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mch-band\"><div class=\"mch-sec\"><div class=\"mch-slabel\">Contact<\/div><h2 class=\"mch-stitle\">Let's talk<\/h2><p class=\"mch-ssub\">Write to me: I reply within 24 working hours. Or <a href=\"mailto:mc@michelecollini.com\" style=\"color:var(--blue);text-decoration:none;font-weight:500\">mc@michelecollini.com<\/a><\/p><div class=\"mch-ctas\"><a href=\"\/en\/#mch-cf\" class=\"mch-cta\">Book a 30-minute introductory call \u2192<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/wa.me\/393207806671\" class=\"mch-cta2\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Message on WhatsApp<\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Crescere Crescere con numeri che reggono: davanti alla banca, all&rsquo;investitore, al socio. Un business plan credibile, una guida finanziaria quando serve, conti verificati secondo standard internazionali. Per imprenditori che vogliono crescere senza perdere il controllo della cassa. 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