Access to capital can be one of the biggest factors determining how quickly a small business can grow—but getting approved for funding requires more than simply having a good business idea. Before approaching a lender, business owners should be able to clearly demonstrate how the business operates, how much money […]
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Every growth-oriented business owner eventually hits the same invisible wall. You’ve built a solid product, validated your market, and the revenue numbers are climbing. To keep pace, you start hiring fast. You look for the impressive resumes—the senior managers from top-tier competitors, the technical wizards with decades of experience, the […]
You’ve started on a journey with your new/newish small business – congratulations! Your prospects are on their own customer journey, one with 7 steps: Know, Like, Try, Trust, Buy (finally!), Repeat, Refer They have to know you exist (grand opening, social posts, press, signage, e-mail blasts, targeted mail) before they […]
In the first two years of business, your biggest enemy isn’t your competitor, it’s following the dollar. Often, we see clients making assumptions and not staying true to their core business goals and activities. To properly scale your business, you must move past “vision” and into objective verification. The following […]
Starting a small business is exciting, but understanding your money is one of the most important skills you can learn. Many new business owners focus only on profit, but the real key to survival is cash flow. Cash flow is the money moving in and out of your business each […]
As a business owner, increasing your business’ profit is an ongoing challenge. The easy answer is to “increase prices”. But with economic drivers or competitive pressures, this is not always the solution. In fact, some of the most successful businesses grow their bottom line by looking inward rather than upward […]
