When business owners want to obtain a loan, it’s overwhelming to know where to start or what to do. It breaks my heart to see a business owner apply for a startup loan when many banks don’t even make them. But why don’t banks loan to startups? All banks follow a guideline that bankers call…
COVID-19 was public enemy #1 last year, wreaking havoc on businesses across the country. Business owners were faced with declining revenue, operating losses, and layoffs. Many business owners who had never been through a recession before were devastated, overwhelmed, and anxious as they dealt with cash flow issues they had never faced. They weren’t sure if…
80% of startup businesses fail in the first 5 years and 50% of those fail because of cash flow issues. I hate to see so many failures because of cash flow when it’s something that can be prevented or mitigated. One major cash flow killer in a business is the slowdown of collecting accounts receivable….
According to a study published by Forbes, 69% of small business owners are kept up at night with concerns about cash flow. It breaks my heart to hear that high of a number, especially knowing there a few things that can help. Let’s call them “sleep insurance”. There are 4 things you really need to…
It’s time to say goodbye to 2020! It’s a new day and a new year. If COVID taught you anything, it’s that when a business is in crisis mode, it often goes undetected for a while. Through no fault of their own, many business owners either lost control or felt out of control when money…
When it comes to running a business, every business owner wants to be confident about how to move forward with a strong financial position. In order to do that, they need to increase revenue and maximize profits. The problem is most business owners aren’t experts in knowing how to manage the financial part of their…
Every business owner has a big vision for their company and wants to make it happen. The problem is most business owners don’t know if the decisions they’re making are helping or hurting, leaving them confused and frustrated. In a recent LinkedIn post, I asked what the one thing was that you wish you knew…
Every business owner has a big vision for their company and wants to make it happen. In a recent LinkedIn post, I asked what was the one thing you wish you knew before you started your business? A business owner replied, “Starting a business is easy, but scaling a business is hard.” In our three…
Every business owner has a big vision for their company and wants to make it happen. In a recent LinkedIn post, I asked what was the one thing you wish you knew before you started your business? A business owner replied, “Starting a business is easy, but scaling a business is hard.” In our last…