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Simply put, a predictable revenue model is a framework for consistency that provides business growth data based on a formulaic process. Think, forecasting. Implementing a predictable revenue model provides business owners an understanding of average revenue over time, including leads (MQL and SQL), sales growth, cost of customer acquisition, and more. In this new blog,…
One of today’s biggest business challenges is based around talent. Leaders are attempting to overcome employee turnover and a finicky talent pool. The hiring process can be tedious and owners have a tendency to short-cut the effort by talking with colleagues and networking to get a great referral. This is not a good option for…
Date: Friday, May 13, 2022 Sign On Time: 11:50 a.m. EST Start Time: 12 p.m. EST End Time: 1 p.m. EST Questions: Chat Zoom Link Click Here: Mark Harris It’s that special something that motivates you. It’s your uniquely individual perspective. It’s an authentic catalyst that drives you to do and be better. It’s your Magic Dust . ….
90%-No sales process! It’s everyone for themselves at a lot of companies. Each person conducting trial and error, and nothing gets written down. No way to forecast, no way to determine a repeatable process, no way to determine a failing process. Just endless, random acts of commercial theater until time or the cash runs out….
With so many options to choose, what sets Wallace Capital Funding, LLC apart? With an estimated 5,500 financial institutions in the United States, there are lots of options for you to choose from. Whether you need a rehab loan or you need financing on the purchase of an investment property, it is important to trust…
According to the Microsoft report titled The Next Great Disruption is Hybrid Work 62% of all frontline workers say leadership does not prioritize building culture 53% of the workforce is prioritizing health and wellbeing over work than before the pandemic 3.5X – New hires whose managers played an active role were much more likely to say they were…
USI reduces rising insurance premiums for an NYC middle-market law firm and saves over $250,000 while providing tax-deferred programs for their highly compensated employees. See the overview below. https://www.linkedin.com/posts/adamjbrier_usi-helps-nyc-law-firm-reduce-premiums-by-activity-6927608012081647616-6Tiu?utm_source=linkedin_share&utm_medium=member_desktop_web
Date: May 6, 2022 From: 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time End: 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time Platform: Zoom Questions: Chat Link for Zoom Ticket: Nova Lorraine author of “Unleash Your Supernova” Longevity is crucial for entrepreneurial success, and burnout is very real. Having a vision is the first step, but how do you follow it through to execution? How…
Manufacturers understand the critical importance of cash flows and margins. Yet, the majority of business owners don’t do enough to protect working capital, which is the combination of accounts receivable, accounts payable and inventory. According to a Crowe Horwath LLP study, 82% of U.S. manufacturing and distribution companies believe optimizing working capital is “extremely important”…
Program produced by XPX Triangle. Addressing the challenges of acquisitions: Integrating a new management team; integrating cultures; keeping key employees happy. Our Speakers: Nigel ElkanAction Coach of the Triangle I am a serial entrepreneur, consultant, and coach. I have founded and grown 5 businesses–three became $multi-million successes, market leaders, and achieved highly successful exits. I’ve…
Program produced by XPX Philadelphia. For our April program, we explore the challenges associated with negotiating working capital. Our panel discussion will provide insights from dealmakers, financial advisors and legal experts how to navigate the working capital negotiations both before and after the sale. The case study is based on a $40M, privately held, family…
Program produced by XPX Charlotte. This is the 3rd of 5 programs focusing on strategies to improve the value of business enterprises prior to a planned exit, and the 9th in our case study series. Business value is predicated largely on expectations for future cash flow, and workforce productivity and engagement is a major contributor…
A client recently sold his business and was looking for options to address a large capital gain as a result of the sale. We presented a number of solutions with support from his other advisors. One of the options we are implementing includes an investment in a Qualified Opportunity Zone (QOZ). Opportunity Zones were born…
Strategic Thinking in Uncertain Times – Albu Strategy Management (albu-strategymanagement.com) Our businesses are entering new challenging times. Inflation is at a 40-year high, energy prices have almost doubled, material costs are rising, and the federal reserve will be taking steps to slow the hot economy. On the heels of the pandemic, we now face new…
Ryan Leo, Partner at Big Fish Technology, and Scott Siegel, Founder of Beacon Sales Advisors and Momentum CPG, joined host Bill McDermott on this episode of ProfitSense with Bill McDermott. Ryan discussed managed service providers, how they came about, how to know when you need one, and the background beyond the Big Fish Technology name. Scott…
Business owners typically think in ‘binary’ terms, believing that there are only two options for involvement in their privately held business, most commonly expressed as “I am either all in, or I am out.” Owners who experience an exit planning process expand this thinking to realize that a multitude of options exist, and moreover, many…
Lenders use the Global Debt Service Coverage Ratio to better understand your credit profile and it can either make or break your loan application If you read our most recent blog, the Global Debt Service Coverage Ratio (GDSCR) should not be a new term. Just in case you haven’t, the GDSCR is a tool that…
Date: April 29, 2022 Time: 12 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time End Time: 1 p.m. Eastern Daylight Savings Time Platform: Zoom Questions: Chat Link for Free Ticket: R. Dutt Iteration rules product development, but it isn’t enough to produce dramatic results. This book champions Radical Product Thinking, a systematic methodology for building visionary, game-changing products. In the last decade, we’ve learned…
How a successful women-owned company gets its teams into positive gear every day. On multiple occasions, I have experienced something noteworthy, something different and real, a true and authentic sense of purpose about this owner and her partner. Their method of forming relationships has created business strength that withstands economic, social, and business shifts with amazing…
In a recent episode of Atlanta Franchise Today, Stacey Gorowitz, CPA and founder of S.J. Gorowitz Accounting and Tax Services PC, discusses the importance of how making decisions early on can impact the mid and longer-term success of your business. Stacey explains that when her team is talking to someone who’s anticipating starting a business, or…
Program produced by XPX New York. During this interactive session tools are shared to identify potential gaps in your sales organization’s performance and better achieve defined goals and improve growth. Our Speaker: Danny WoodPresidentDanny Wood Enterprises / Sandler Training Danny is a nationally recognized business development expert specializing in executive sales consulting and sales productivity…
For my wife’s and my 25th wedding anniversary, our family went to France. Paris, Provence, Chamonix and on the way back to Paris to catch our flight home, we went to the cathedral in Reims. The one with the Chagall stained glass and where Joan of Arc was to be crowned by King Charles in 1429 after…
It wasn’t too long ago that people around the world were focused on something that brings us together, the Olympic games. I sat at dinner the other night with the father of an Olympian, and I asked him about the lengths to which the guardians (coaches, trainers, doctors, etc.) limit distractions and “noise” surrounding the…
Program produced by XPX Atlanta. Supply chain issues often impact small and businesses more deeply due to less purchasing power, less financing access and fewer options. Hear from a supply chain expert and a distribution-focused business owner on how these issues impact them, and solutions to better leverage resources that do exist. Keep up to…
Date: April 22, 2022 Sign on Time: 11:50 a.m. Start Time: 12 p.m. End Time: 1 p.m. Platform: Zoom Link for free Ticket: Patrick McGinnis What are you really missing out on? You’re home on a Friday night, scrolling through Instagram, ready to go to bed. You see pictures on your timeline of a party you were invited to, but…