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The Corona Virus for Small Businesses

Consultant Journal

Refer to the CDC , WHO , your local health authority or another reliable, science-based source for health information. Take a look at your cash flow and what a change to sales or staffing could do. Consider arranging financing ahead of time, as part of business continuity preparations.

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How to Improve Your Finance Skills (Even If You Hate Numbers)

Harvard Business

If you’re not a numbers person, finance is daunting. “The decision-makers will want to see a simple model that shows revenue, costs, overhead, and cash flow,” he says. Stop avoiding finance because you’re afraid of numbers. Think of it this way, “Finance is the way businesses keep score.

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Need Clients Now? 5 Strategies to Quickly Get More Consulting Clients

Consulting Matters

However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! Call up former clients and ask them to refer you to clients. EVEN if you feel the crunch on the finances, you do not want to under-value what you can bring to the table. Before we get started.

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Need Clients Now? 5 Strategies to Quickly Get More Consulting Clients

Consulting Matters

However, there will be times when you have to feel the cash flow pressure and need to find clients.right now! Call up former clients and ask them to refer you to clients. EVEN if you feel the crunch on the finances, you do not want to under-value what you can bring to the table. Before we get started.

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Frameworks for the Case Interview (Part II: Mergers and Acquisitions Framework)

Tom Spencer

For those who are not familiar with this term, M&A refers to a situation where one company buys part or all of the business of another company. Yes, M&A is not all about finance! There are three main valuation methods you can use to estimate the value of the company: Discounted Cash Flow , Comparable Companies , and.

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CFO Branding 101

Free Agent CFO

I cannot deny it, but I’d prefer to be the guy that people say, “Man, he’s super creative for a finance geek.” ” Now that would be a compliment except for the geek reference. You read far too many business and finance books (ouch!). I don’t like that brand.

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Forget Startups – Buy a Business

Martinka Consulting

For reference, the average price of my clients deals over the last year or so was about $3 million, and every one offered the buzzword buyers use and want, “scalability.” It’s faster, cheaper, and easier to finance. You trade your capital for immediate cash flow, i.e. you get a paycheck on payday just like everybody else.