As a business owner, we sometimes don’t know what we should be paying attention to in our financials. It becomes even more frustrating when our accounting is not tracked properly and we’re not sure whether the decisions we’re making are helping or hurting. One of the biggest weaknesses in a growing business is accounting. Accounting is…
Every business owner wants a business of their dreams with lots of profits and cash flow. The problem is most business owners don’t follow a unified strategy to reach their business goals. It breaks my heart to see many business owners confused, frustrated and overwhelmed trying to figure out a strategy on how to drive revenue and…
When you start imagining what your business could become, you dream up a wildly successful business with lots of cash flow and profitability, right? Nobody’s business fails in their wildest dreams. The problem is that most business owners don’t follow a unified strategy to reach these business goals. Left to our own devices, we generate more ideas than…
Every business owner envisions a growing business, running smoothly without drama and having massive amounts of cash flow and profits. The problem is that with growth comes increasing complexity. Oftentimes, you need to add people and improve processes. Deciding not to add people and processes can create choke points in our business that cause it to become increasingly inefficient or…
Cash is like oxygen to a business owner. It’s necessary. The struggle comes when business owners get confused and frustrated trying to manage the cash flow of their business. It shouldn’t be so hard to predict cash collections and then match expenses against that. But when growth happens, receivables go up and cash goes down because revenue lags…
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 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…
When it comes to running a business, every CEO wants to know if they’re making the best decisions for the financial future of their company. However, it’s virtually impossible for the CEO to be all things to all people which makes them overworked, exhausted, and sometimes even paralyzed not knowing who they can go to…
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…
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