You’ve heard the expression “Cash is King”. So, how do we get cash in our businesses faster and preserve what cash we have? In addition, most businesses have projected growth this year and some are projecting significant growth. Growth requires cash, so getting cash in the business faster becomes even more important than ever. Here…
2016 is in the books and a new year starts. Many of the clients I start working with are so busy working IN the business, they don’t take a step back and work ON the business. Have you had the experience in your business where you can’t see the forest through the trees? Here’s a…
Have you ever had the experience cruising down the Interstate, you put on your turn signal and start to changes lanes, suddenly you hear a loud horn and swerve back in to your lane to avoid an accident. You had a car in your blind spot. Thankfully, you were able to avoid a collision.
I’m a big believer in managing your business using your balance sheet first, then your income statement. However, simplifying that by using KPI’s (key performance indicators) can help you get a quick view of your financial landscape and determine your financial health at a glance. Here’s 5 KPI’s that every business owner should use. These…
We’ve all probably been watching the Olympics lately. Katie Ledecky won 5 gold medals and broke her own world record in the 800-meter freestyle. I’m fairly confident that what drove her achievement was a combination of talent and her dedication to training at a consistently high level. She may have been committed to being one…
We’re concluding a 4 part series on processes that affect your bottom line. We started with your sales process and then moved on to the production and delivery process. Today, we’ll be discussing your payment process. The goal here will be to look at ways to shorten cycle times, eliminate mistakes through improved processes and/or…
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 traps to be avoided as you grow. Here’s 3 to watch out for.
Last week we did a deeper dive in to Shortening Cycle Times. This week we’re going to talk about how to eliminate mistakes. No matter what type of business you’re in, we’ve all made mistakes in our sales cycle, production/delivery cycle or billing/payment cycle. As we try to shorten cycle times, that means we’re going…
Last week, we had an overview of “3 Tips to Manage The Madness In Your Business.” The first tip was shortening cycle times. Depending on the type of business you’re in, all of us have a sales cycle, delivery cycle and a billing/payment cycle. If you’re a product, manufacturing or contracting company, you also have…
I thought this would be a good follow-up to my last post “5 Things to Know Before You Borrow.” Many of us get an annual physical, the doctor checks us out to see how things look like cholesterol, blood pressure, heart rate and respiration and compare them to last year. We want to manage our…
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