Why You Should Replace Excel with a Dedicated Budgeting, Planning and Forecasting Solution Many businesses are making the switch from Microsoft Excel to a dedicated budget, planning and forecasting (BP&F) software program. BP&F is a three-step process for determining a company’s short- and long-term financial goals.

Be the Brand & Be Client-Focused Differentiate and stand out from the crowd. Show your clients that you bring more value to the table than just number crunching. You can be a valued advisor by turning your relationship with your client from serving to partnering for success. Combine this new thought process with the right marketing tactics […]

Social Media Increases Product Sales & Brand Awareness The beautiful thing about using social media for your business is that it’s less expensive than traditional advertising avenues like billboards, radio spots or print magazine ads. And, there’s a way to track impressions and the click-throughs rates to your website, which allows you to understand how […]

Key Financial Ratios Help Manage Your Business Your attention is usually focused on a key area within your company. Maybe that’s in marketing, sales or technology. Handling the financials may not be your forte. But, it’s important to be able to analyze your company using business profitability ratios.

Improved Relationships = More Money As a financial lending institution, you need to be able to balance risk and relationships. Beyond balancing, you need to build stronger relationships between you and your commercial customers. Improving your relationship banking can ultimately increase revenue for your lending institution.

How Financial Analysis Can Fuel Your Tactical Execution for Growth Successful business owners consistently evaluate the performance of his or her company and compare it to industry peers and competitors. But, whether you’re a business owner or an advisor, reading between the lines of financial statements is essential for the company’s tactical execution for growth.

How to Identify Potential Risks Financial Risk Analysis looks at a company’s problems it could potentially encounter in daily operations. When changes in financial markets, legal liabilities or even manmade disasters occur, business operations can be disrupted.

Why You Should Be Benchmarking If you are a business owner, an accountant or business coach advising a growing business, measuring the company’s performance can help improve productivity and profit. Measuring performance keeps track of the business’s progress and gives you information to implement a target-setting system allowing you to strategize a plan for growth.

How To Get a Business Loan Applying for a business loan is an exciting start in your journey towards entrepreneurship. But, it can also be a stressful and intimidating experience.