Bringing a non-executive director into a business is often dismissed by small companies as being beyond their financial capabilities.
But if the non-exec can make a big difference to a company’s future, isn’t it an investment worth making? And how much will it cost you exactly? In this feature, we speak to recruitment firms, non-execs themselves and companies that have used them to find out whether outside help is the answer. And what sort of help is required in this market? Are experts being brought in purely to sort out the financials, or is operational change even more important? Insider gauges the importance of the outsiders.
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