NEWSLETTER: RAISING MONEY (JUN 2025)


You’re a savvy business owner. You know Intuit’s QuickBooks “QBO” is your accounting software and it produces your company’s accounting file. You know you—or your bookkeeper—are supposed to reconcile your transactions at the end of the month. What you might not know is that once your transactions are reconciled—and only then—you can populate reports that…
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,…
Learn how forecasting can support business growth and success with BMO and ARENA.
At Arena, we know it’s important to have systems and processes in place so that you can focus on the nuances of your business rather than repeatable operations. Basic Forecast Advanced Forecast
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…