Bringing a Plan to Life “It’s not the plan, it’s the planning.” This simple statement says so much about where we get real value from the endeavor of planning in business. All of us know of plans that stayed harmless and ineffective because they stayed on...
How You Approach Finance is the Key The purest form of the American Dream, some say, is to own your own business. Liberty, self-reliance, and independence are all embodied in the outlook of the entrepreneur. A classic American business life might once have consisted of climbing...
Why an On-Demand CFO Can Make the Difference The difference between surviving in business and really succeeding is usually composed from a thousand details. The world-changing breakthroughs get our attention – technology shifts, paradigm changes, industry transformation – yet more often, for far more businesses, success...
Why Credit Scores are Important The first answer is a simple one: Credit scores impact the availability and price of credit to a borrower. In other words, the APR you pay is based on your credit score, and so are the sources who will respond when you need...
Taking Command of Your Assets One difference between mastering a trade and mastering a business is seeing the difference between an asset and an expense, when it comes to getting the equipment you need to do the job. Today, the nature of business has more to...
Where Time is the Key Dimension Fixing and flipping worthwhile homes is a branch of real estate that calls for more than the skills of marketing and salesmanship. Excellent management discipline and strong knowledge of the skills and value of renovation – even if subcontractors are...
When Your Project Needs It Now Imagine having access to as much as a quarter of a million dollars in 48 hours to buy or lease the equipment you need. Would that enable you to aim higher, swing wider, and profit more from your projects? Would...
When Your Banker Says No Business owners are by nature, driven by what can be, rather than what already is. So, there’s a built-in language barrier to a certain extent when they fill in applications for a bank loan. As much as banks have grown their...
Small business has been called the engine of the American economy. It came by that title honestly – and earned it the hard way. Not only do small businesses put forth about half of our gross domestic product, the half they produce is the more innovative,...
