All businesses need a clear direction and a vision for the future. Without that, they tend to meander and fail to achieve results. Here’s how to set one….Read more »
Know Your Metrics or Die
Generating business metrics will help you to better understand your financials and develop trends to allow you to ask better questions to make better decisions.
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Successful Strategies are Customer-Focused
Business strategy is about an intentional focus on meeting your customers’ needs and organizing your business to meet those needs….Read more »
The Right Attitude Paves the Way to Success
The effects that COVID-19 has had on business are discouraging, but mindset matters when it comes to successfully restarting your business. Here’s how….Read more »
Six Steps to Improve Your Cashflow
Without cash flow in your business, you do not have a business. Listen as Gary explains six important steps to improve your cash flow.
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WHAT’S WRONG WITH THIS PICTURE?
Recently the Hertz rental car agency filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection. The company was unable to meet their $11 billion financial agreement to their secured lenders. In addition, the company listed more than 100,000 creditors that they owed money to. Hertz was a $25 billion company that was highly leveraged. It was dependent on… Read More »
Accelerating Your Business Success One Step at a Time
Growing your business seems like a much harder task post-quarantine. But there are some fundamental principles that apply to all businesses and cause success….Read more »
Establishing a Stable Business Foundation after Quarantine
Many businesses are struggling in this pandemic due to not having good business practices in place. Here’s what your business needs to succeed after quarantine….Read more »
Improve Your Efficiency in Every Aspect of Your Business
Early in March I had the opportunity to present to a group of twelve bankers at a local commercial bank here in Portland, Oregon. I discussed how applying value stream and process-mapping tools to your business can help to streamline processes and procedures and increase efficiency. A value stream is a sequence of events or… Read More »
The Don’ts in Your Banking Relationship
A good relationship with your banker is not only about what you do, it’s about what you don’t do. Avoid these missteps to better cultivate your relationship….Read more »