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WHO WE ARE

OUR VALUES

  • Do well by doing good
  • Pursue lifelong learning; always be in search of ways to EVOLVE
  • Deliver happiness and WOW to clients, colleagues, staff and vendors
  • Be unabashedly out of the box and always question the default
  • Be vigilant, identify broken systems and fix them
  • Value intentions not outcomes; never fear failure

Welcome to FINacademy

All my life I have always searched for an understanding of how things work. When I came across accounting it allowed me to understand how businesses worked. Being a CFO of a small hedge fund, I came to love small businesses and how they allow for rapid change and evolution. My experiences have led to my passion of empowering small businesses and through these courses you will learn strategies to achieve sustainable evolution and enjoy financial freedom along the way - Melanie McTaggart

FINacademy is an online course platform that empowers small businesses to rapidly evolve
The flagship course The Small Business Evolution Jetpack (“SBEJ”) covers:
Turning Profit into a Habit (rather than an event you’re waiting to happen)
Discovering Your Secret Sauce
How to Find Your Ideal Client (and Duplicate them)
Organizational Efficiency for Scaling
Sustainable Evolution (Putting it all Together)

Melanie McTaggart | Founder & Managing Director

Biography

Melanie has in-depth experience in the accounting industry having served as CFO of a hedge fund and as an auditor with Ernst & Young, working in their New York City and Cayman Islands offices. Melanie graduated summa cum laude from the Wharton School of Business obtaining a Bachelor of Science in Economics with concentrations in Accounting, Finance and Business Ethics. She obtained a Master of Professional Accounting from McCombs School of Business. Melanie is a licensed Certified Public Accountant in the State of New York. She is a QuickBooks Online Advanced Certified ProAdvisor. Melanie is a member of the Cayman Islands Institute of Professional Accountants.

I am on a mission to empower small businesses to achieve sustainable EVOLUTION

- Melanie McTaggart