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May, 2010

Managing Your Cash Flow Webinar

Date: 2010-07-29 Time: 01:00 – 02:00

Cash flow is a key indicator of a business’ financial health. Knowing how to maintain a healthy cash flow is essential to a successful business.

But managing cash flow is one the most difficult challenges facing owners of SMEs and an unplanned drop can put them out of business even as demand for their products or services is growing, or as they are about to turn the corner of a downturn.

Properly managing cash flow is a matter of both good overall planning and effective use of cash flow strategies. This BGR explains the importance of cash flow management, the need to develop cash flow forecasts that track the inflows and outflows of cash, and the reasons why it should be regularly updated.

Register now: https://www2.gotomeeting.come/register/481258082

Time: 1PM-2PM ET Price: No-cost

Dates:

2010-07-29| Click to Register

Being Smart About Loans

Most businesses operate to some extent on borrowed money, but borrowing too much means you’re paying more in interest than you need to. Borrowing too little means you’re under financed and won’t have enough capital to accomplish what you want to do. (more…)

The Business Plan – Roadmap to Success webinar

The Business Plan – Roadmap to Success Most business don’t plan to fail – they simply fail to plan

A well developed business plan helps an owner/manager to focus on future business success and assists them in harnessing all the necessary resources to achieve that success.

It is a well documented observation that most businesses do not plan to fail – they simply fail to plan.  Having the ‘hows and whys’ of their business documented provides a powerful focus to help them achieve success.  It also provides a monitoring tool to measure progress towards goals.

A further importance is that banks, governments and business partners are increasingly requiring business plans to support their decisions relating to lending and providing financial assistance.

Accountants and business advisers are not only the natural partners to assist business owners to create their plan but also the best people to work with them in ongoing implementation, the creating of financial forecasts and the monitoring/reporting of results.

Time: 1PM-2PM ET Price: No-cost

Dates:

2010-05-27| Click to Register

Keep Your Sales Pipeline Flowing

Business owners spend a great deal of time and money marketing to many, in the hope of attracting the few to their business.  This process can be likened to a pipeline with a wide mouth narrowing as it goes along. (more…)

Small Business Healthcare Tax Credit

There has been a lot of interest on who qualifies and how much of a credit the Small Business Health Tax Credit will provide. Our own Daniel Nitschke, CPA took the challenge to figure out this elusive credit and how it can be utilized by our clients.   (more…)

Why More Businesses Are Turning To Online Training

As more people turn to the internet for news, entertainment and social interaction, online training, also known as e-learning, is being chosen by more SMEs (small to medium size enterprises) to deliver the knowledge their employees need to achieve organizational goals. With many benefits to both a business and its employees, it’s easy to understand why e-learning continues to grow in popularity. (more…)

Can Twitter Help Your Business – Or Is It A Waste of Time?

Twitter continues to grow at a rapid pace and attracts thousands of new users each day. But you often hear people say that Twitter is a waste of time with no benefit to the small to medium sized business. Others rave about Twitter’s positive impact on their company. (more…)