Finance

Are you looking to make your service business more profitable? Service businesses require different strategies than product-focused companies to become successful. Dawn Fotopulos, a leading expert in small business success, offers three valuable tips for your business to generate more revenue.

What competencies are essential for success in financial services? AMA recently surveyed 275 people from the Association of Financial Professionals Conference, showcasing the skills that finance professionals need to build on, their preferred learning method, obstacles getting in the way of achieving their development goals, and their current certification status. Read the results here and elevate your finance team’s skill set.

Are you preparing for life after employment? One of the toughest challenges most people face is adequately setting themselves up once they enter retirement. Chia-Li Chien offers her advice on how to finance your retirement and ensure that your future is secure.

Are you practicing the correct behaviors to keep your business financially stable? As Chia-Li Chien explains, your business is like a marriage, and if you practice the wrong behaviors it will fail. See what advice she gives on how to keep your business healthy both now and in the future.

Have you done all your research when it comes to evaluating your next business purchase? Doing so could be the difference between making a great move and a disastrous one. Andrew Cagnetta offers his advice and five ways you can grade a business you want to buy, before it’s too late.

How can you improve your ROI and company value? See how Chia-Li Chien uses the rule of 72 to improve company value and worth, and how you can as well. Learn how to get the rule of 72 to work for your company, and what you can do to get started.

Have you considered improving your Contract Lifecycle Management System? See how you can bring more value to your company with these tips from contract management expert Rob Jansen.

Need help optimizing your company’s financial future? Chia-Li Chien outlines the numbers you need to know to reach your business goals and have a successful 2015.

How can a situation with endless possibilities end with zero results? In an acquisition, this happens more often than you might think. David Braun explains how things can go wrong, and how to make sure you are prepared for any possible acquisition problems in your future.

What risks is your business taking on unnecessarily? When it comes to your company, are you doing everything you can to reduce risks to its overall welfare? Chia-Li Chien explains what types of risk there are in an exit strategy, and how you can mitigate the risks in your organization that keep you from being successful.

Every business encounters problems of varying degrees, but do you examine the cause of those problems well enough? Misdiagnosing the issue can harm your business without you even knowing it. Chia-Li Chien explains how to find problems before they become problems, and how to plan for the future.

In any purchasing decision, is price the main factor you are negotiating on? While price is an important factor, too many businesses overemphasize its importance. David Braun discusses the importance of understanding owner psychology in any merger or acquisition. See why price should be the last thing you talk about in a purchasing decision, especially if you are buying a company.