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…
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…
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…
It seems like there are almost as many lenders with financing offers as there are restaurants, but if that’s the case, why is so hard to find financing for your business?
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…
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…
John D. Rockefeller was a famous industrialist and philanthropist. He founded Standard Oil Company and became the world’s richest man controlling 90% of all in the US at its peak. His fortune at his death was $23 billion in today’s dollars. He was also well known for his generosity and donated over $500 million to…
We just finished a 3 part series “Teaching Financials to Drive Performance”. The goal was to teach business owners how the impact of their decisions plays out in their financials statements.
Our two most recent posts, we’ve discussed that there are 4 critical items to understand your financials. 3 come from the balance sheet (asset quality, liquidity and leverage) and the 4th comes from the income statement (profitability).
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