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Worry About Quality, Not Profits
Cash Is King: 5 Simple Rules for Creating a Cash Flow Plan
Cash is paramount for running a business. Here are five easy rules for creating a positive cash flow plan for your company. Read more
Do It Today: A Small Business Check-Up
Tips to make sure your is business healthy from Alexandra Wilkis Wilson, co-founder of Gilt Groupe, and Scott Gerber, founder of the Young Entrepreneur Council. Watch video
Smooth Out Irregular Cash Flow: 8 Tips
Incentivize your customers to pay early, and keep overhead low. Plus other advice from Rahim Fazal, co-founder of social media firm Involver. Watch video
Don't Let Expenses Snowball
A sticker price is one thing. Be sure you factor in all costs of your expenses. Here's what I mean. Read more
Should You Track Economic Value Added?
It's a complicated formula that provides excellent insight into performance... but does it matter for your business? Read more
How a Mortgage Can Save Your Business
Refinancing at today's microscopic rates can build you a cash-flow cushion that could save your bacon one day. What are you waiting for? Read more
Start-up Budget: Don't Miss These 5 Expenses
Calculating your annual cost structure? Be sure you count these. Read more
5 Ways to Get Your Business Through Crisis
When a marketing initiative fell through, my husband and I were left holding hundreds of thousands of dollars in inventory. Here's how we turned things around. Read more
Will 2012 Be the Year of the Health Tech Start-up?
Healthcare in America is in shambles. Can tech start-ups come to the rescue? Read more
5 Ways to Reward Your All-Star Employees
There's no such thing as too much employee recognition. Learn five ways to reward your team. Read more
How to Accomplish the Impossible
Genius sometimes just means not realizing that something is impossible. Read more
5 Personal Money Tips for Women Owners
You run your own business, and data show you probably invest more successfully than men. So why is money still so intimidating? Read more
Post Office Delays: How to Avoid a Cash Flow Crunch
Changes coming soon to the U.S. Postal Service will slow payments from your clients. Take steps to minimize the impact now. Read more
The Real Value of Your Business
Measures like Price-Earnings Ratio and EBITDA multiples are just gross generalizations of the value of your business. Here's how to determine the real value. Read more
4 Business Metrics You Can’t Afford to Ignore
Profit and revenue tell you a lot--but they don't tell you everything about the health of your business. Read more
5 Tips for Forecasting and Maintaining Cash Flow
It’s time to go through expenses with a fine-toothed comb, cutting any leakage to maximize cash flow. Experts say comb and repeat. Read more
Keeping Your Company Healthy
A balance sheet is like a thermometer that provides a reading on the health of your business. Ignoring it could be fatal. Read more
From SAS 70 to SSAE 16: How to Keep Your Cloud Service On-Track
You may be familiar with SAS 70: an audit standard used for businesses that provide a service relating to their clients’ finances. If you feel... Read more
How to Get Your Managers to Think Like Owners
Cash flow is like oxygen. If it runs out, nothing else matters. Here's how to encourage your managers to stretch every dollar. Hint: Make sure their jobs dep... Read more
New Rules of Getting a Small Business Loan
The worst of the economic plummet appears to be over. Use this upswing to your advantage with these tips on getting the money your business needs. Read more
Business Plans by the Numbers
When writing a business plan, here's how to run the numbers that matter without getting hung-up on those that don't. Read more
A Female Spin on Starting a Business
Normally I don't focus on male- or female-specific entrepreneurial challenges, but having received two books by women entrepreneurs in the last few weeks,... Read more
An SBDC That Focuses on Cash Flow
To help business owners improve their financial literacy, the Vancouver Small Business Development Center produces a three-day workshop that covers accountin... Read more
How to Perform a Break-Even Analysis
How many units of stuff—say, how many ham sandwiches, iPhone apps, or hours of consulting services—must you sell in order to cover your costs? Read more
