by Lea Strickland | Oct 3, 2016 | Results
The challenge of growing a business includes determining which aspect of managing financial performance should take top priority. I have worked in organizations that focused on costs and others that organized around profit centers. There are benefits and drawbacks to...
by Lea Strickland | Sep 1, 2016 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Plans, Capability, Customer, Customer Relationships, Entrepreneur, Operations, Resources, Viability
Does your day start something like this? “How are you today?” “Fine.” This is a typical exchange that occurs for most of us daily. A variation is going to a networking event or business function and “How’s business?” “Fine.” But is your business really FINE?...
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...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Business Growth, Business Management, Business Ownership, Small Business, Small Business
The Merriam-Webster dictionary defines listless as “characterized by a lack of interest, energy, or spirit.” In tough times, or whenever we have been doing something for an extended period of time—especially without achieving desired results—we often lose...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 29, 2014 | Business Articles, Leadership, Strategy, Viability
In recent months a growing segment of my business has been companies struggling to survive in this “down” economy. The reality of many—if not most—of these businesses is that they were in trouble before the economic downturn, but they were surviving on momentum. They...
