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Business Finance | The Big River | Chapter 4 – What happens if we need an outside investor?

John Wilson, CEO of Ace Business Stuff, was thinking about several of the issues that he discussed earlier that day with his controller, Tom Sampson, and what Tom told him: “Giving our customers an additional 30 days to pay, relaxing collections and neglecting the sale of inventory already on hand, isn’t a very sound strategy.”…

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Business Finance | The Big River | Chapter 3 – What if our loan collateral doesn’t cut it?

Tom Sampson, the controller for Ace Business Stuff, was in his office considering how to explain to John Wilson, the Company’s CEO, the issues related to the Company’s borrowing capacity and the weaknesses in the Company’s Balance Sheet. Tom pulled together several schedules for his meeting with his CEO that afternoon, but was still struggling…

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Business Finance | The Big River | Chapter 2 – No Cash? Can we borrow what we need?

What happens if we run out of cash? “John, are you ready for our meeting? We said yesterday that we were going to meet to go over our financial projections and review a possible bank proposal.” “I’ll be right there, Tom,” John Wilson, company CEO said to his controller. John reflected on their conversation last…

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Business Finance | The Big River | Chapter 1 – We’re Making Money. Why Are We Broke?

“We’re broke,” Tom mumbled to himself. Tom Sampson is the controller of Ace Business Stuff and was reviewing his latest calculations about their cash flow. “What do you mean, we’re broke?” Tom looked up sheepishly to see John Wilson standing in his doorway. He fingered his collar and turned to address the company’s CEO. “We…

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January 22, 2014: Financial Acumen Workshop

There is no greater contribution I can make to your business success than to help you understand the Four Mission Critical Moments in the Life of Your Business. We’ll use the metaphor of the Four Horsemen of the Apocalypse to identify these powerful moments. The bad news is that any of these horsemen can trample your…

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Cash Flow Workshop – Example

A No-Fluff, No Jargon Cash Flow Workshop from Exkalibur University and these Sponsoring Organizations CASH FLOW WORKSHOP SUMMARY Lary Kirchenbauer of Exkalibur.com and Facebook/BuildYour Biz, and these North Bay sponsors, are offering this Cash Flow Workshop help executives improve their business performance by providing valuable and practical tools and strategies that you can immediately…

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January 23, 2013: Cash Flow Workshop – SPONSORS ONLY

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Subscribers Only | Complimentary E-Books

From time to time, Exkalibur publishes e-books on timely topics. These E-books cover practical strategies to help you build a successful business across the landscape of the three most critical elements of your business: Strategy, Finance and Leadership. We supplement those important categories with other tips and techniques to help you succeed and become a…

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Lewis & Clark didn’t load the canoe with Mojitos!

What Does It Take to be a Great Leader? Every Tuesday, we’re sharing valuable and practical leadership tips and tools to help you BE a better leader so you can BECOME a better leader. Remember … you won’t BECOME a better leader until you start BEING a better leader … implementing NOW the changes necessary…

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