Increase Cash Flow

We have all been told year-in-year about making New Year’s Resolutions. Giving up smoking, losing weight, eating your vegetables…all good stuff! But what about making some New Year’s Resolutions to better your business? Resolutions, if carefully thought over and properly planned, can be a powerful tool to boost your business in 2014. Let’s have a …

Healthy cash flow is the lifeblood of any business. Too often, small businesses find themselves so cash-strapped that interferes with their growth as well as day-to-day operations. Fortunately, there are steps you can take to improve your cash flow management. Here are five strategies to help you manage cash effectively: 1) Keep Track The first …

Here’s a scary thought: 2013 is almost half over. Have you kept your New Year’s Resolutions for getting your financial house in order? Is it time for a tune-up? As we head into the summer, here are five ways you can improve the way you manage your business finances. 1) Manage Your Cash Flow As …

Middle market companies that access traditional bank financing often must give up equity in order to gain working capital. As this is not very palatable, there are a few options beyond plain vanilla. In earlier posts we have explored Accounts Receivables financing, but keep in mind there is a second option, namely Purchase Order financing, …

As the New Year kicks off, small business owners that are pulling out of a tough 2012 become re-energized to make 2013 their best year ever. Is this you? Are you planning for growth and starting with optimism? Among your alternative scenarios for 2013 — staying steady, growing moderately, or aggressively building out the business …

There is a phenomenon where big fish eat smaller fish and so on down the food chain. Although we accept this as a fait accompliin nature, when it happens in business—when bigger firms squeeze medium-sized companies by delaying payments, and those medium-sized firms in turn cause cash flow problems for even smaller businesses, small vendors …

Your sales team is pushing like SalesZillas for 4 days out of 5, ready to spring at the chance to open new key accounts. But when they do, and the pipeline grows, you are stuck waiting 30, 45 or 60 days to get paid. It’s a major drag on your plans to grow your business. …