by Rich Ellinger Follow @wealthminderSeptember 5, 2016 One of the bigger hurdles people face when hiring an advisor is answering the question “How do financial advisors get paid?” If you can’t figure out how—and how much—your advisor gets paid for the work he or she is doing for you, it’s virtually impossible to determine whether … Continue reading Understanding How Financial Advisors Get Paid
Columnist Nick Iyengar discusses three common issues with dashboarding projects and how to find a data visualization solution that satisfies all the stakeholders within an organization. Nick Iyengar on August 15, 2016 Dashboarding and data visualization are hot-button topics in the analytics industry, and for good reason. Effective dashboards can democratize access to data … Continue reading Designing dashboards people will actually use
by Brian Stupp Follow @IOUFinancialAugust 13, 2016 Whether you are starting a business or have been in business for years, you are no stranger to the amount of sites, platforms, organizations, and more that want you to join their listings for site rankings, customer reviews and business accreditations. When considering the many options, there is … Continue reading Should Your Business Join the Better Business Bureau (BBB)?
by Personal Branding Blog August 1, 2016August 1, 2016 It is a problem every business owner knows all too well. It prevents growth, thwarts progress, and slows business to a grinding halt. Whether you have a startup or are celebrating 50 years in business, you have experienced the pain of unpaid invoices. Businesses need income … Continue reading The Ancient Modern Art of Invoice Financing
by Christopher Jan Benitez July 27, 2016 Follow @christopherjanbJuly 27, 2016 Image from Pixabay One of the realities you need to face as a business is the brutal competition that makes it so difficult to stand out. According to statistics, 90% of all startups fail because they have a team that overlooks details and fails … Continue reading 5 Out of the Box Tools that Your Business Needs but Doesn’t Know Yet
by Hal Shelton May 23, 2016May 23, 2016 Creating a balance sheet can be a challenging task for small business owners. Especially if you’re not schooled in finance and do not fully understand the ins and outs of financial statements, you may feel uncertain at first. In this post, I’ll cover what a balance sheet … Continue reading What Is a Balance Sheet, and How Can I Use It to Manage My Business?
by Alan Hart May 17, 2016May 17, 2016 A new and sensible approach to creating a forecasted balance sheet Have you ever wondered why forecasting of the corporate balance sheet is something we seldom see or hear about? Or why many finance managers and professionals dismiss it as an unnecessary activity with no real benefit … Continue reading Balance Sheet Forecasting Demystified
by Stephen Sheinbaum April 16, 2016April 16, 2016 What are the most important tools in your business? If you’re a restaurant owner, you might say your 12-burner stove or your pasta sheeter. If you’re in construction, it might be your pneumatic nailer or your demolition hammer. There are many tools which are specific to certain … Continue reading The 4 Most Important Business Management Tools
by Carol Stephen March 3, 2016 Follow @Carol_StephenMarch 3, 2016 How to: Business Analytics Tricks You Need to Know For Twitter Recently I’ve been using analytics for Twitter more and thought I’d share some of what I’ve been learning. Here’s a look behind the curtain at some of my favorite stats. These might strike you … Continue reading How to: Business Analytics Tricks You Need to Know For Twitter
Brian HorvathNovember 5, 2015 In today’s highly interconnected business world, it’s easy to get lost in paperwork, emails, data analytics, and everything in between. In order to make our work lives easier and more productive, we’ve taken on tools that synthesize and improve daily tasks. Here we’ve compiled a list of the best comprehensive business … Continue reading Top 10 Must-Have Business Tools for 2016
