Most small business CEOs have their bookkeeping fairly well in in order. But, are you using the numbers in your accounting to make key strategic decisions about your business? CASE STUDY Sally has four stores on one accounting system – the numbers are well kept for each store and for the company as a whole. […]
If you’re finishing up your business plan and starting to think about presenting it to potential investors and lenders, you MUST spend quality time and energy preparing your presentation. Format your presentation properly, and you’ll impress your readers – banks, venture capital leaders and other potential funders – before they even take the time to […]
It’s amazing how many people put a statement like the following in their business and/or strategic plan: “The total market for our product is projected to be $1 billion in five years. If we only get 10% of it, we will be a $100 million company in five years.” This is also known as the […]
So you’re looking for an advantage out there in the marketplace. Why not try a fresh angle? Look at your own personal integrity. The dictionary definition of integrity uses the term, “an unimpaired state of being.” You may or not realize that you have a bunch of “impairments.” I know I do. Don’t we all […]
