I’ve had several experiences with clients that are looking at their processes and discovering that they’re coming up short of expectations. In two instances, processes were either non-existent or critical information wasn’t being captured which had a direct impact on work flow management, billing and cash flow. In order to have effective processes in your…
This past Christmas my wife gave me a FitBit. I’m a numbers nerd, so the ability to see my heart rate resting and during exercise, number of calories burned and consumed, how much sleep and the quality of it and how much water I drink all appealed to me. I kind of gave myself a…
I worked with a business owner for that past two years that was coming off a dismal year in 2014. They had a break out year in 2015 making close to $6 million and $500,000 in profit and successfully sold the business last year. During one of our coaching sessions he asked me, “Where’s the…
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…
As we close the books on 2016, there are likely some things that went very well and some things you would do differently. We start to look ahead at the possibilities for 2017 and what we might start, stop and keep doing. To get the thought process started, here are 4 things you must include:
Many closely held businesses are seeing significant increases in revenue despite slow overall economic growth. With those increases, pressure can be created on people and systems to the point where you’re confronted with finding quality people and investing in systems to support your growth. Those investments of people and systems may have come at significant…
I have several clients that are involved in business acquisitions. With a sluggish economy, many are attracted to the opportunity to acquire business versus grow organically. If you’re deciding to buy a company, here are 3 things you must know about financing the acquisition.
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…
The title of this article may be a little confusing, but let me de-mystify it if I can. In your business, you need funding for certain things. You might be buying a business, a building, a piece of equipment or just need funds to meet operating expenses including payroll. These things I just identified are…
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