Content area
Full Text
In February, Barry Knepper opened Jericho-based CFO Business Solutions, which offers part-time chief financial officer skills to small- and medium-sized companies. His only regret? That he didn't do it sooner.
Knepper's background features a wealth of CFO experience, most recently at Lake Success-based TruFoods, a turnaround company that resuscitated fast-food franchises, Pudgie's Famous Chicken, Arthur Treacher's Fish & Chips, Wall Street Deli and Burritoville.
Knepper spent 18 years at New York-based Unitel Video, which provided post-production services for the film and television industry, before shutting its doors in 1999 in a difficult business climate. Knepper spent two of those years as CEO, and took the company public.
It was a great experience, he noted, adding that he gained expertise in complying with the Security and Exchange Commission,...