Business Metrics: Profit Margin (ep 2)
Profit margin is a core metric for all businesses. Here is how to set it up for your company and each product or service you sell.
Profit margin is a core metric for all businesses. Here is how to set it up for your company and each product or service you sell.
Inflation sucks, let’s be real. It means paying attention to your costs to do business as well as increasing costs for your customers. As a business leader if you have not already done so, you’re thinking about raising the price of your products and services. Whether you run an inventory based business where the costs…
50% of businesses fail by their 5th year. 82% of those failed businesses say it is because of cash flow. ~ Small Business Administration What the heck is cash flow?! Cash flow for a business is critical to keeping your business going, paying your employees on time, and making sure you have your product available…
Business Metrics are important for every business. Find out how to easily begin monitoring basic metrics for yours.
Most small business owners spend so much time working in their business, they do not plan for when and how to exit their business soon enough. Whether you pass your business on to a family member or sell it to an outsider, you and your business needs to be ready. If you are an owner,…
Set your business up to succeed with a financial forecast. Heather Tuason walks through a step-by-step guide to setup a business forecast that will give you confidence for growth. Download the presentation (PDF) Download the forecast template (xls)
Building a business will bring plenty of ups and downs, as well as lots of surprises. If there’s one tool that can help you roll through those ups and downs and make adjustments along the way, it’s the old fashioned business plan. A business plan is an actualized, logical breakdown of your company’s future. It’s…