There are hundreds of ways to look our business – we can spend hours staring at financial statements and ratios. But financial statements alone won’t

We’re in a time when empowerment means do-it-yourself.  Spend a few hours on YouTube and you’ll find a myriad of crafts you can learn, from

It’s a shame, really that we have to interrupt our joyous year-end holidays with gut-wrenching year-end tax planning… So to minimize the pain, I’ve put

Banks don’t really “get it” do they?  You stride into a bank with all the confidence in the world… and you slink away because they

It’s a simple truth: “Hope is not a strategy.” It’s true in so many fields of human endeavor, but none more than cash flow.  And with so many business

The best way to build a strong, profitable and sustainable company is to start with a solid CFO-CEO relationship.  In the best companies, the two executives

The re-valuation of the Chinese Yuan this month highlights a risk that most small businesses barely acknowledge: the cost and volatility of international money exchange. If

Like it or not, customers are not all created equal. Are they all equally profitable? No. Can your business afford to service  every customer? No.

After a seven-year court battle, a judge finally laid down the law with two tycoons – Mr. Sukamto Sia and Mr. Low Tuck Kwong –

Dataminr, Inc. is celebrating. The company just announced a feat that a lot of small business owners would love to claim: a new $130 million

I recently set out to hire an accountant to join our staff at Fuse Financial Partners. It’s a task that I had been dreading for months

Are you protecting the value you’ve built in your business? Lately we’ve talked a lot about employee theft and embezzlement. But what about the value

In small business accounting, honest mistakes happen. Dishonest mistakes happen too – all too frequently. Both can be prevented with the proper processes and procedures

General contractors have long been required to purchase construction bonds to qualify for federal public works projects. These days, the practice is spreading to private projects too.  Now

If you’re hoping to sell stock to Angel Investors (or Sharks!), be sure you know the law.  The JOBS Act has shifted the landscape a

can be a tough group to please. Because they hear hundreds of pitches every year, VC learn to sort the best from the B.S. I

Whether your business is growing rapidly or just getting started, you need cash.  But negotiating with investors or VC can take a long time – time

  At any given time, millions of small businesses are seeking some sort of financing with needs as varied as their value propositions.Fortunately, small businesses

Recessions and volatile markets can leave behind net losses, bad cash flow and bankruptcies in their wake. At the same time, more fortunate companies emerge

The magic of Harry Potter recently found its way into business strategy and planning.  In fact, author J. K. Rowling gave up one amazing secret