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2022-08-08 18:09
Guest Post by Sam Bowman
Cryptocurrency has gained significant footing in the modern financial world in the past decade. This growth is largely driven by the rising number of individuals… Read More
2022-07-29 18:56
Guest Post by Lyle Solomon
The finest leaders are always on the lookout for new information. In fact, one of the distinguishing characteristics of a strong leader is a persistent search f… Read More
2022-05-31 12:54
This is a guest contribution by Ben Reynolds, founder of Sure Dividend, an investment research company dedicated to helping investors build high-quality dividend growth portfolios for the lo… Read More
2022-01-20 13:22
Guest Post By Sam Bowman
The role of a chief financial officer (CFO) is an essential component of a thriving C-suite business. Their approach to your resources is key to not just survival… Read More
2021-12-09 19:18
Guest Post By Sam Bowman
Your business can simultaneously help a nonprofit, develop ties within its community, and extend its market reach. However, corporate philanthropy requires carefu… Read More
2021-09-24 16:46
Are you building your business to sell?
For most entrepreneurs, the business is the single largest source of non-cash wealth, and at some point you’ll want to harves… Read More
2021-07-12 21:58
Hiring a Chief Accounting Officer (CAO) can be a difficult process. After all, how do you differentiate their role from that of a CFO? And what skillset is most valuable to a CAO compared to… Read More
2021-02-12 22:08
If you’ve ever accepted a credit card payment from a customer, you’ve probably winced at the transaction cost… Read More
2021-02-02 15:23
Why should your small business donate to charities? Because you are “good people doing the right thing?” Maybe… but I think there’s a much more pragmatic (… Read More
2020-10-22 18:42
Electronic payments and various financial technologies have played a large role in helping us keep a safe social distance from one another during the Pandemic. But even as fintech has ma… Read More
2020-04-25 13:19
The best part of the Paycheck Protection Program is that 100% of the loan can be forgiven—if you follow the rules.
Although the Forgiveness will be judged by your local ba… Read More
2020-04-25 13:19
The best part of the Paycheck Protection Program is that 100% of the loan can be forgiven—if you follow the rules.
Although the Forgiveness will be judged by your local ba… Read More
2020-04-13 12:34
NIH scan of Coronavirus
[ Last updated: 9:00am April 13, 2020 ]
Quick Recap: There are already 3 major federal legislative responses to the Covid Crisis, and each is full of opportunit… Read More
2020-04-01 15:46
During the Covid Crisis, small businesses are facing an unprecedented challenge. And the threats they face are coming not only from the Corona virus itself, but also from the way we are adap… Read More
2020-03-28 22:13
Making it Through the NEXT Business Crisis
Wouldn’t it be nice if your enterprise could stand the… Read More
2020-03-27 12:34
NIH scan of Coronavirus
There are already 3 major federal legislative responses to the Covid Crisis, and each is full of opportunities — and responsibilities — for small busin… Read More
2020-03-24 12:38
Officially, we are NOT in a recession…Yet.
But based on how fast things have been moving during the last few weeks, there is no time to “wait and see” what happens to… Read More
2020-03-19 14:37
We’re breaking from our usual blog format to bring you breaking news about the first large economic stimulus package from Congress during the Covid crisis.
The Families First Ac… Read More
2020-02-11 14:51
By Steve Mariani, EasySBA.com / Diamond Financial
Each year a large percentage of the SBA-guaranteed loans that we finance includes one or more silent or “angel” investors. S… Read More
2020-01-23 15:47
It’s no mystery that today’s profits yield tomorrows wealth
The new year is here, and so is another opportunity to create wealth. Surprised? I’m talking about… Read More
2019-12-16 02:12
You earn your money – you should get to hold onto it. But if you get paid by credit card,
you’re giving away 3% to VISA and MasterCard. Tired of that yet?
Remember, credit card… Read More
2019-11-18 18:16
In a recent survey of small and medium sized contractors, 72% said they were bogged down with cash flow problems and did not have enough cash to pay themselves regularly every month… Read More
2019-11-05 15:06
Last month I attended a conference where some of the area’s best SBA loan brokers and lenders were discussing the official SBA loan guidelines … and the unwritten rules that… Read More
2019-10-17 14:40
I get calls every day from small business owners who say they need a CFO. And every day I have to tell them “well, no, you probabl… Read More
2019-10-13 15:30
There are NO current trade agreements between the US and UK. So long as the UK is of the EU, they cannot have separate agreements. On Oct 31, one way or another, the two countries are s… Read More
2019-10-04 20:21
If you’ve reached the point where you’re thinking about selling your business, you’ve probably done more than a few things right. Starting a small business and getting it r… Read More
2019-10-01 00:48
Employees are the weakest link in your cyber defense. Training is key for password management, avoiding viruses, and keeping your corporate secrets safe.
Your company may have invested i… Read More
2019-07-25 17:05
THE IMPORTANCE OF NET WORKING CAPITAL (“NWC”) IN M&A
By: Gen Oraa Is additional spending for legal and accounting fees post transaction worth resolving a working capital d… Read More
2019-07-22 15:48
Many companies still skip the necessary measures to prepare for today’s threat environment.
By Evan Taylor
“What wire?”
This was the supplier’s response to a… Read More
2019-06-24 18:06
Whether your practice is a medical or dental, specialty or general, running a healthcare clinic is a monumental and difficult job. No small handful of KPI’s seem to encompass all… Read More
2019-06-18 00:11
Whether your practice is a medical or dental, specialty or general, running a healthcare clinic is a monumental and difficult job.  … Read More
2019-02-28 20:20
Let’s be honest. Your monthly financial statement is like kale: you know it’s good for you but it’s awfully hard to digest.
Sadly, if you’re not thoroughly dig… Read More
2018-09-03 18:30
[by guest blogger Jim Szakacs]
At a recent executive networking event, I recognized several high-flying CFOs I envied years ago. These were the dealmakers, the financiers that were sought af… Read More
2018-08-23 18:16
There’s no getting around it. Businesses run on cash. When the cash goes, the business stops.
The amazing thing is that every company has the power to both predict and avert sales-rela… Read More
2018-07-16 18:35
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Rec… Read More
2018-07-15 00:39
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Recei… Read More
2018-07-10 11:52
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Recei… Read More
2018-06-19 07:00
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Receiv… Read More
2018-06-04 19:45
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Recei… Read More
2018-06-01 09:50
Intro: Cash Flow Cycle Explained | 1. Onboarding | 2. Invoicing | 3. Vendors | 4. Metrics | 5. Accounts Recei… Read More
2018-05-31 07:30
I‘m going to let you in on a secret: The best businesses—those that really boost the wealth and happiness of the business owner—are not built on intuition or luck.
As muc… Read More
2018-05-25 14:40
Business owners often ask me whether or not they should borrow money to fund growth.
It’s an earnest question, but when you understand the bigger picture, there’s really no… Read More
2018-05-24 15:00
It’s OK, at some point, every business owner feels it.
It starts with a tightening of the chest. Then there’s the ache in the pit of your stomach. And a fuzzy feeling in yo… Read More
2018-05-23 10:52
I’ve accepted it: Retirement is dead. Anyone still working today might never be able to retire.
So why are we all putting money into retirement savings accounts? Between IRAs, RO… Read More
2018-05-16 17:30
As if managing your business wasn’t enough of a challenge, one day you wake up to find that your company needs a number of cars or trucks… and suddenly you are a fleet manager t… Read More
2018-05-14 15:57
Small business owners have enough to do without spending hours poring over financial statements. It’s tempting to delegate all accounting tasks to a CPA or bookkeeper and rely on the… Read More
2018-05-10 10:18
As a CFO and accountant, I’ve created the books, cleaned up the books, and used the books to tell management about their company. T… Read More
2018-05-10 10:18
As a CFO and accountant, I’ve created the books, cleaned up the books, and used the books to tell management about their company. To me, a company’s accounting books are sacros… Read More
2018-05-01 04:35
Marketing and finance are entirely different disciplines, so it’s no surprise that the CFO and the marketing team have an often contentious relationship. To the CFO, the marketing bud… Read More
2018-04-09 13:20
Its a sad truth that even a successful business can run out of cash. Sometimes the “cash conversion cycle” can turn a successful business into a struggling business.&n&hell…Read More
2018-04-02 12:16
Employees won’t wait for payroll and landlords don’t want to hear about your cash flow when rent is due. Sure, cash is a problem. But if you have Accounts Receivable, you a… Read More
2018-03-22 14:02
Here’s how you can put a stop to it for good.
Originally Published on TSheets by Quickbooks on January 15, 2018, by Kim Harris
It’s not fun to think about, but emp… Read More
2018-03-19 09:47
Do you know the truth about business loans?
In today’s click-to-borrow culture, why is it that talking about debt seems like the last great taboo? Our don’t-ask-don’t-tell… Read More
2017-10-23 21:01
In the wake of the Equifax data theft, Yahoo’s revelation about losing 1 billion customer records, and news about data theft sponsored by the governments of North Korea and Russia… Read More
2017-09-27 13:58
Owning a business exposes you to all kinds of risks — and when things don’t go right, those risks can turn into a lawsuit. Even the most ethical business can find themselve… Read More
2017-09-13 21:15
As a financial analyst and CFO, I’ve seen a lot of real estate transactions. But not until recently did I appreciate how important the real estate appraisal process is … a… Read More
2017-08-11 17:56
Every business owner doing succession planning should know these two sobering statistics: First the good news; 97% of professionally drafted succession documents pass wealth to the next gene… Read More
2017-05-11 20:30
Google is famous for its free and low-cost business tools, including Apps, Maps and Search. But if those are the only Google tools in your business, you’re missing some of their best p… Read More
2017-01-10 18:48
You may not know Edward Altman, but he knows an awful lot about your business — like whether your company will be bankrupt in the next two years. In the 1960’s Altman deve… Read More
2017-01-05 22:47
If you’re done celebrating the turn of the calendar, then its time to thing about the 2017 tax deadlines. Below is a quick calendar of the tax deadlines for 2017. We&rs&hell…Read More
2016-12-22 17:29
Paying with paper money may be going out of style, but accepting it as payment is still a necessary evil… and a real danger for retail businesses. Unlike credit and even check payment… Read More
2016-11-21 21:05
Here is a four-letter word: CASH.
While no one claims cash is a dirty word, the way many businesses approach cash management, one would think it was a dirty concept.
Let’s get the sen… Read More
2016-09-06 21:24
In my career as an entrepreneur, I’ve often fooled myself about what’s important and how to build my business. I’d go to work each day focused on results that are easy… Read More
2016-08-31 19:25
You may have heard the term PCI compliance while researching how to accept customer credit and debit cards as a form of payment, but if you’re not quite sure what PCI compliance entail… Read More
2016-08-22 14:44
Contractors around the country are worried. Regulatory changes to the Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) start in December, and contractors want to know if they will have to change the com… Read More
2016-07-06 15:47
I’m going to let you in on a secret: The best businesses—those that really boost the wealth and happiness of the business owner—are not built on intuition or luck.
As much… Read More
2016-07-06 15:47
I’m going to let you in on a secret: The best businesses—those that really boost the wealth and happiness of the business owner—are not built on intuition or luck.
As much… Read More
2016-05-25 16:28
Last time we looked at nine warning signs that your business might need a transformation or major tune-up. This time we’ll talk about how to get started, with four impr… Read More
2016-04-11 17:30
Last time we defined business transformation and its role in a thriving business. How can you know when your business might need a transformation or major tune-up? Here are nine warning sign… Read More
2016-03-14 16:45
What comes to mind when you hear the term business transformation?
Is it the tiny start-up that launches with one concept, finds no market so pivots to a totally different concept? Is… Read More
2016-02-15 15:07
There are hundreds of ways to look our business – we can spend hours staring at financial statements and ratios. But financial statements alone won’t help us make progress&hellip&hell…Read More
A Tale Of Three Radically Different CFOs: How To Hire A Part Time CFO That Fits Your Company Culture
2016-02-09 17:39
Running a company without a CFO is tough – but hiring one can be even tougher. No other role will be so crucial to your success, so getting the right chemistry, skill set, experience a… Read More
2016-01-11 21:41
We’re in a time when empowerment means do-it-yourself. Spend a few hours on YouTube and you’ll find a myriad of crafts you can learn, from brewing your own beer to m… Read More
2015-12-22 16:15
It’s a shame, really, that we have to interrupt our joyous year-end holidays with gut-wrenching year-end tax planning… So to minimize the pain, I’ve put together a quick l… Read More
2015-11-12 12:45
Banks don’t really “get it” do they? You stride into a bank with all the confidence in the world… and you slink away because they just don’t want to put… Read More
2015-10-07 21:21
It’s a simple truth: “Hope is not a strategy.” It’s true in so many fields of human endeavor, but none more than cash flow. And with so many… Read More
2015-08-26 14:05
The best way to build a strong, profitable and sustainable company is to start with a solid CFO-CEO relationship. In the best companies, the two executives are in lock-step… Read More
2015-08-22 14:58
The re-valuation of the Chinese Yuan this month highlights a risk that most small businesses barely acknowledge: the cost and volatility of international money exchange.
If you’re… Read More
2015-04-24 17:00
Like it or not, customers are not all created equal. Are they all equally profitable? No. Can your business afford to service every customer? No. Shouldn’… Read More
2015-04-04 14:54
After a seven-year court battle, a judge finally laid down the law with two tycoons – Mr. Sukamto Sia and Mr. Low Tuck Kwong – who have been embroiled in a long-running business… Read More
2015-03-24 21:01
Dataminr, Inc. is celebrating. The company just announced a feat that a lot of small business owners would love to claim: a new $130 million investment from leading angels and VC… on… Read More
2015-03-01 17:05
Last week when I finally decided to hire an accountant, I was up to my ankles in alligators. The last thing I wanted was the administrative nightmare of responding to resumes, scheduli… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
It is an accounting taboo that we don’t often talk about, but it is true nonetheless: How you organize your financial statements is entirely up […]
The post What is Income? 4 Re… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
As a strategy and finance turnaround consultant, I have worked with many companies in crisis – usually one triggered by cash flow problems. The company’s […]
The post How… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
The sun has set on 2013 and your year-end financial statements look a bit gloomy. Maybe you are showing a bad loss – or maybe […]
The post 6 (Legal) Ways to Fix Year End Financi… Read More
2006-06-07 11:16
Avoid all these payments, pains and problems by taking advantage of the IRS amnesty program. Called the Voluntary Classification Settlement Program, it grants virtually blanket amnesty for… Read More
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