Finance and Innovation: Reinvent Your Organization and Dept.
March 2, 2026
Vendor Webinar
8 CPE Credits
Instructor
Don Minges
Finance and Innovation: Reinvent Your Organization and Dept.
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Instructor
Don
Minges
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Don Minges, MBA
Bio
Don Minges is a fractional CFO who worked in diverse industries at various stages of development. He has experience in profitability enhancement, strategic planning, venture capital, mergers and acquisitions, consulting, turnarounds, economic forecasting, cost accounting and financial analysis. Minges has experience raising equity for several growing firms and also has invested equity capital into promising businesses. He has served on the board of directors of many firms. Minges graduated with highest honors from the Fuqua School of Business at Duke.
Innovate or die is more than a catchphrase, it is a fact. The tsunami of innovation relentlessly coming to our businesses, teams, markets and to accounting will not stop. Innovation is one of the most desirable traits, but how do we innovate? We will discuss how your company can foster, nurture, encourage and sustain innovation
and give you an action plan. Technology has significantly changed what we do and how, and this will not stop. What are the negative consequences of failing to innovate? To remain relevant, we must re-think accounting's role and how our organization innovates
or not. The status quo will go
we must embrace innovation so you and your company can thrive. This event may be a rebroadcast of a live event and the instructor will be available to answer your questions during the event.
Learning Objectives
After attending this presentation, you will be able to...
Recognize that every successful organization must innovate to survive.
Assess methods to become more innovative.
Analyze the difference between disruptive and sustaining innovation and why it matters.
Foster and build innovative organizations and departments.
Major Topics
The major topics that will be covered in this course include:
What is innovation?
The different forms of innovation, e.g., sustaining and disruptive.
The five discovery skills needed to be innovative?
The value of why we need to find ways to say, “Yes!”
How to change your processes, rules and departments to be more innovative?
Lessons learned from innovative businesses with examples.
How does innovation happen and how to make innovation stick?
The need to improvise and embrace broad experiences.
CPE Credits Available
8 CPE Credits
8
Business Management & Organization
Things to Know About This Course
Course Level
Intermediate
Professional Area of Focus
Management
Prerequisites
None, preferably six months of professional financial statement analysis experience and/or at least six (6) months of professional experience in preparing or reviewing accounting processes and reports; experience working with internal clients or external clients and business leaders is desirable.
Advanced Preparation
None
Intended Audience
Corporate financial leaders, corporate financial managers, CEOs, CFOs, controllers, accountants, board members, advisors, and consultants; CPAs in public practice and CPAs in industry; business owners, entrepreneurs and professionals who are interested in learning more about how to become innovative
