Whether it’s loading up on inventory, purchasing new equipment, meeting payroll or paying taxes, all businesses experience a cash crunch at some time or another. We know how critical working capital is for small, emerging growth, and mid-market businesses. More importantly, we know where to find it. From accounts receivable financing, also known as factoring, to other innovative lending options, we work to fill your funding gaps, relieve financial pressure and...

You’re an energetic business leader or entrepreneur, with great ideas and great vision. Sales are through the roof. Market share is up. You’re hiring like crazy. What could be more exciting! Well, be careful. This can be the most dangerous time in your company’s life – especially if profits and cash aren’t keeping up with growth. Costs start going up, bureaucracy grows, and the competition turns up the heat. Worst of all, you’ve entered a no man’s...

Business is simple, right? Find a need and fill it. Buy low, sell high. Seek win-wins. Think outside the box. Push the envelope by architecting a scaleable skillset of mission critical synergies from a 30,000 foot view at the end of the day. What nonsense! The fact is, the basic premise of business may be simple, but leading a business that’s profitable while doing right by owners, employees, and customers, is often a lonely and challenging road. Being in...

When was the last time your business had a checkup? Just as you need a regular physical exam to make sure your systems are healthy, so does your company. Periodic assessment of your business helps to identify the “silent killers” which can only be fixed if you know they exist. What’s more, though looking at past performance is helpful, it’s even more powerful when you have an objective way to forecast  the future. Our benchmarking expertise provides a...

“What if we train them and they leave,” you ask? Good point. But what if you don’t and they stay? Or what if you don’t, yet they leave anyway? High employee turnover hurts a company’s bottom line; it costs up to twice an employee’s salary to find and train a replacement. And churn can damage morale among remaining personnel. Want to get the most out of your employees? Don’t just offer raises and promotions — give them the opportunity to...

It’s exciting to watch good ideas become great companies. But just like people, great companies can become too comfortable and complacent over time; they often lose their edge as they get “too big to be small, and too small to be big”. We enjoy being an objective partner to help them find their way again. Unlike many consultants who spend a lot of time on theories and overpriced reports, we focus on improving cash flow and bottom-line profits. We’re...