Category Archives: Business financial help
Rent Some Money to Make Some Money
In business, have you ever heard the saying, ‘you need a quarter to make a dollar’? Money is cheap to ‘rent’ these days. Continue reading
A Simple Solution to Small Business Cash Management Problems
I was talking yesterday with a client who I consider to be the best at collecting money as a small business owner. Quite a few years ago he actually went to jail trying to collect money from one customer because he tipped a desk over on him! Continue reading
How to Build a Business System for Freedom and Profit
Are there certain parts of your business that you feel have to be done by you – the business owner? Here are some tips from Paul Foster, The Business Therapist, to build a business system for freedom and profit. Continue reading
How to Increase Profits Easily in Your Business
Every business has some ‘low hanging fruit’ to pick. There are ripe profits stuck between the leads your business generates and the actual revenue dollars you convert from these leads. There are many reasons that many of your leads did not become sales. Continue reading
Slow Paying Customers
When a customer is tardy in paying their account, they typically get a lot of attention from you as a business owner. You might even call them up and ask how things are going and find out if you can help them along – so they can pay their outstanding account! Continue reading
Improving Business Owner to Banker Communications – 3 Tips
Bankers speak one language – business owners speak a different one – when they get together without a translator, the result is usually frustration. Here are some tips accumulated over 30 years of being a translator, (aka: accountant and small business advisor). Continue reading
Helping Determine the Value of Your Business
Many business owners ask, ‘what is my business worth?’ That depends if the valuation for a buyer, seller, estate plan, banker or divorce settlement. Here are the basics to help determining the value of your business. Continue reading
Investing in Yourself is the Best Business Investment Plan
With all the turmoil in the financial markets, the big question recently is: Where is the best place to invest your money? The answer I give to help small business owners is simple: Invest in yourself. Continue reading
Cash is King! 5 Tips to Manage Your Business Cash Flow
Making a small business profit is not the same thing as having cash on hand – or your business cash flow. My advice for small business owners: Cash is king! Cash is what enables a business to pay its owner’s … Continue reading