I’ve long bitten my tongue when I see entrepreneurs outsourcing the writing of their business plan because they are speaking with (insert as appropriate) the VCs, the bank, other investors in two weeks, but no more. I have some things I must get off my chest. This document – a business plan – is [...]
When preparing for outside financing, its important to understand that investors are investing as much in the team as the product. So it behoves the team to understand where they stand in that dynamic. Too often the focus is on the product.
I prepared this model, that I use with the companies I work with as [...]
The Income Statement, Balance Sheet and Cash Flow Statement are the trifecta of a company’s financial reports and should be reviewed frequently with key employees who impact the results. Everyone should be familiar with these reports and should not rely on the CFO to interpret. I know it seems like yet more reports to pile [...]
At a recent conference, representatives from various federal and local agencies spoke on the state of the economy, suggestions for contracting with the government. In the event that you were not sitting next to me, I wanted to pass along the great information that I learned.
Most of the money that has been earmarked as stimulus [...]
The Small Business Administration (SBA) just released their report to the President on the state of the small business economy -
Topics include, in no specific order:
employer firms and employment by firm size and industry
business turnover by State and select territories
macroeconomic indicators
common stock IPO offerings
link between internal finance and small firm growth
disbursement of capital pool in [...]
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