by Lea Strickland | Aug 24, 2016 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Ownership, Cash Management, Execution, Leadership, Operations, Resources, Small Business
Internal Controls and Financial Oversight When it comes to growing your business, you can’t afford to not understand the financial perspective of their business. Whether it is the day-to-day performance, budgets, taxes, or other aspects of accounting for your...
by Lea Strickland | Jun 18, 2016 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Management, Business Ownership, Economy and Economics, Leadership, Results
A business danger signs may be ignored or unnoticed, much like a frog in a pot of water on a stove. Yes, I am talking about the the experiment with a frog and a pot of hot water. If you put the frog in the pot and the water is boiling, he hops out fast! But when you...
by Lea Strickland | Nov 27, 2015 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Resources, Small Business, Strategy
Goals have to be personalized to your organization. While the majority of businesses may choose to set a sales goal¾as dollars or percentage increase¾the actual goal amount has to be set based on the current results, capabilities, resources, and long-term vision for...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 11, 2015 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Execution, Results
Business growth is about changing the organization to do more of what is working and less of what isn’t. Furthermore, it is about equipping the organization, the team, and the systems to maximize results while optimally utilizing resources. To ensure business growth,...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Cash Management, Entrepreneur, Non-Profit, Small Business, Small Business, Start-up
What do I do about customers who consistently pay late? Why does it seem that the money flows out faster than it flows in? These are significant questions for every business. Managing the cash flow is critical to a business’s viability. The cash flow equation...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 31, 2014 | Budgets and Financial Tools, Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Cash Management, Entrepreneur, Perspectives, Small Business, Start-up
Becoming a profitable business is an objective that most companies seek, both as a stated goal and as a day-to-day objective. Businesses of all sizes and types, industries, and stages all look forward to profitability. However, as the old saying goes, the two...