As a small business owner or financial manager, optimizing your accounts payable (AP) process is crucial for maintaining healthy cash flow and strong vendor relationships. Let’s explore key strategies to enhance your AP management, focusing on fraud prevention, optimized timing, and cost reduction. The Foundation of Effective AP Management Centralized Invoice Processing Implement a centralized…
The recent imposition of tariffs by the U.S. government—25% on goods from Canada and Mexico, and 10% on Chinese imports—has sent shockwaves through corporate America. For CFOs, these policies present a dual challenge: managing immediate cost pressures while strategizing for long-term financial resilience. Here’s how tariffs are reshaping the economic landscape and what finance leaders…
BMO’s Jamie Doolittle, Head of BMO Business Banking for Central Region, Ontario, hosts Heather Tuason, CEO of Arena CEO, for a discussion about Financial Forecasting – the New Year’s resolution that pays off.
What are Accounts Receivable and Why Do They Matter? Accounts Receivable are one of the most important components of your revenue line. Very simply, accounts receivable are money you are expecting to flow into your business as a result of work performed or goods and services dispensed. As a business owner you sell a product…
Learn how forecasting can support business growth and success with BMO and ARENA.
As an entrepreneur, it’s not uncommon to face financial challenges while running your business. Cash flow fluctuations, unexpected expenses, and unforeseen circumstances can sometimes lead to running out of money temporarily. However, it’s important to understand that running out of money doesn’t necessarily mean you have a bad business. In this blog, we’ll explore this…
Why Plan? Whether your business has had a great year, just an okay year, or a year that could have gone better, knowing how you are going to run your business for next year can give you a leg up on achieving outstanding results in 2023. What is a Plan? A business plan is a…
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,…
One of the hardest things to do in small business is getting that first loan. Due to recent ups and downs with both Wall Street and Main Street, lenders can be skittish when it comes to lending capital to businesses for the first time. While it’s easy to demonize banks, small businesses and the financial…
