I can recall a time I was driving my car on the interstate, a daily occurrence for most Atlanta residents. Traffic was moving surprisingly well, and I needed to move over one lane. I put my signal on, looked in my side view mirror and started to move over. In that moment, I heard the…
Operating leverage measures a company’s fixed costs as a percentage of its total costs (fixed and variable). It is used to evaluate the break-even point of a business as well as the likely profit levels on individual sales. If a large proportion of a company’s costs are fixed, it is considered to have high operating…
You may have already put the finishing touches on your 2018 forecast. However in case you haven’t, here are a few things you need to know: 1. Look for tendencies in your forecasting to gain insights on things you can do to improve this year. Did you overestimate revenue and profits? Maybe you were a…
Trying to get a line of credit? Frustrated with the bank process? You’re not alone. Navigating the banking landscape can be a very time consuming process. There are two questions you need to answer before you start: Are you bank ready? Are you bankable? What is bank ready? Bank ready is nothing more than being…
Soon it will be time to close the books on 2017 and your thoughts are shifting to 2018. Likely, there are some things that went quite well, but if you had a do-over, there are things that you may have done differently. To stimulate your thinking towards next year, here are 4 critical things to…
KPI’s, key performance indicators are critical for managing your business. You can’t manage what you don’t measure, right? Goals allow us to stay focused and manage our businesses effectively. Here are 4 KPI’s for you consider: Liquidity– You may be profitable, but how much cash do you have in your bank account? Measure your cash…
It’s that time of year again when we begin to close the books on the year and look ahead to what the new year might bring. The assumptions you use are critical to your profit and loss and balance sheet forecasts. This is especially true if you will use these projections to attempt to obtain…
How much money are you going to make this year? Since 75% of the year is over, October and November are good months to get with your CPA and discuss tax strategies. While it’s a good idea to minimize taxes, many of you could have cash flow or leverage covenants on the credit commitments with…
Kaizen is the Japanese word for gradual continuous improvement. It simply means change for better. So, how does this apply to you and your business? As you begin to make plans for 2018, I’d like to challenge you to commit to making a series of 1% gradual continuous improvements in your business across the board….
Why is funding losses in your business with debt a bad idea? First, there are always two options when funding your business, one is with debt and the other is with equity. But many business owners would prefer to take the money out of their line of credit than take it out of their own…
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