by Greg Herring | Aug 7, 2017 | Business Strategy, Planning, Profit
When a Chief Financial Officer (CFO) speaks, many listeners conclude that a CFO thinks everything comes down to cash. Therefore, let me be clear: It is not all about the cash. However, today is my day to talk about cash flow. (Full disclosure, I have memorized a few...
by Greg Herring | Jul 24, 2017 | Business Strategy, Planning
What should you sell? Who is your ideal customer? This month I have been writing about strategic planning – focusing on the importance of answering these two strategic questions. As a business owner, answering these two strategic questions defines your target...
by Greg Herring | Jul 7, 2017 | Business Strategy, Labor, Leadership
What should you sell? Who is your ideal customer? Answering these two questions is part of clearly stating your growth strategy. Communicating the answers throughout the company provides great focus to your sales team and the rest of your employees. The result...
by Greg Herring | Apr 5, 2017 | Business Strategy, Profit, Reporting
This post is the first in a series I will be writing that is focused on the lawn care and landscape industry. Since I have worked with several landscape companies as clients, I am sharing some of my lessons learned that are specific to that industry. Today’s...
by Greg Herring | Dec 12, 2016 | Business Strategy, Profit, Reporting, Results
To most people, financial reports are just numbers on a page. Hopefully, my recent blog posts have convinced you that those numbers also tell a story of your business and show the hidden power behind your data. I confess that I am a “get it done” person. My preferred...
by Greg Herring | Nov 8, 2016 | Business Strategy, Planning, Pricing, Profit, Reporting
For the past few weeks, I have been doing a series of blog posts around financial reports. Here’s the big idea: Reports tell a story If your reports do not tell you a story, then your reports need help. Put another way, if you must “guess” what is happening in...
