We’ve been talking about how running a business is like baking or cooking. You need all the right ingredients, in the right proportions, cooked at the right temperature, for the right amount of time. Every business owner wants a business that’s perfectly “cooked”, with lots of cash flow and profits and collecting receivables well. If you…
We’ve been discussing how running your business is like following a recipe. You need the right ingredients in the right amounts in order for the dish to come out correctly. We’ve talked about profitability, which is a measure of profit relative to revenue. And we’ve also talked about activity, collecting your accounts receivable and turning inventory. The third ingredient…
We’ve been talking about how running a business is like baking or cooking. You need all the right ingredients, in the right proportions, cooked at the right temperature, for the right amount of time. Every business owner wants a business that’s “cooked” just right, with lots of cash flow and profits. You can read about the…
Have you ever cooked something that just didn’t turn out right? Either you missed an ingredient or put in the wrong proportions. You cooked it too long or not long enough. I recall recently that I was trying to grill some really thick steaks. Two were supposed to be medium rare and two were supposed to be…
Every business owner has a big vision for their company and wants to make it happen. The problem is, most owners aren’t sure how to move forward and grow revenue, leaving them confused and frustrated. That was certainly the case with a professional services firm I’ve been working with for about a year now. In our…
You might be in a growth phase of your business. Growth always requires cash and cash is generally at a premium. Further, there are some liquidity traps to be avoided as you grow. Here’s 3 to watch out for: 1) Excess build-up of accounts receivable It’s normal for your receivables to increase when you grow. However, if…
I have a confession to make. During COVID, I did my share of stress eating. Pizza, potato chips and dip, fast food with fries. They don’t call it comfort food for nothing. Of course, it wasn’t one single meal or circumstance that led to my weight gain over the last year. It was probably 100…
Recently, we talked about obtaining a line of credit as “sleep insurance” when growing your business and how to make sure you’re bankable and bank-ready when requesting a loan. Some people are risk takers and don’t mind going into debt. Some are totally debt averse and don’t borrow at all. But how much debt is…
In your business, money has a way of going out just as fast as it comes in. When cash is tight (and it almost always is), many business owners go home at night worrying about lack of cash in their bank account. In fact, 54% of business owners in a recent Forbes survey are losing…
Every business owner wants to increase cash flow to have more cash. But it’s frustrating trying to figure out which “levers” to pull to increase cash flow. It shouldn’t be so hard to have a business that brings in more cash than it spends. Recent studies show that the lack of cash flow is the…
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