3 Keys to Reviewing Your Financial Statements
Let me get this off my chest right away….most business owners stink at reviewing their financial statements. It’s not an intelligence thing or even a lack…
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Real Talk about CFO’ing for the Small Business Owner
I talk with a lot of business owners and most immediately dismiss a CFO. I hear it all… ”they are too expensive”… ”I am just a…
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Why Your Small Business Needs Some CFOing
I have spoken with enough small business owners to know they don’t understand what role a Chief Financial Officer (“CFO”) would play in their business. Admittedly,…
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An Easier Revenue Growth Formula: Building Your Ideal Customer Profile
I don’t know a business owner that I have sat down with in the past that has said: “I have just the amount of customers I…
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Back of the Napkin Profit Growth
In late July I was having drinks with an acquaintance, let’s call him Derrick, who is contemplating franchising his men’s hair salon concept. I was put…
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Bid Ideas for Small Business: Scaling Your Small Busiess Doesn’t Always Lead to Profit
The ride-sharing company Uber had its initial public offering (IPO) in May 2019. Depending on how you calculated their valuation, the Company was worth between $75…
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6 Signs You Need An Accountant
My first contact with a potential client is usually a quick introduction call. On this call, I love to learn more about the owner and their…
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12 Rapid Fire Ways to Increase Profit in a Small Business
As a small business owner, I know that you have nights that you lay in bed thinking about how to increase the cash flow from your…
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What is Your Profit Formula?
As a business owner, I know that profit can be somewhat a philosophical discussion. If you’re like some of the business owners I talk and work…
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Big Ideas for Small Business – Budgeting for Profit
Tom and Alexis Leonard had dreams to be entrepreneurs. However, like most people, they were stuck at a point in life where they needed to live…
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4 Ways to Drive Revenue Growth
I talk with many business owners who tell me their goal is to increase their revenue by X% next year. “Great, how are you going to…
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Big Ideas for Small Business: 4 Examples of KPIs for Your Scorecards
Wouldn’t it be great if you could get a sheet of paper each week or month that tells you at a high level how the four…
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