10.17.16

Six Useful Steps to Evaluating Software and Cloud Solutions
Chris Arndt

We recently had a Tip of the Day in the bi-monthly newsletter, the Granite Scoop, that suggested you should “Invest in tech to succeed.” While that tip is, in our opinion, awesome – it perhaps leaves you wanting more. What technology should I invest in? How do I ensure I’m choosing the correct solution? Is it […]

10.12.16

Chicago’s “Cloud Tax”: Making Sense of the Personal Property Lease Protection Tax
Chris Arndt

The Personal Property Lease Protection Tax, or “Cloud Tax” as it is more commonly known, was implemented this year in Chicago. Our latest Accounting and Advisory Services Group blog delves into the specifics behind this “Cloud Tax” and help you lift the cloud of confusion you may have regarding this new tax law.

09.15.16

Forget That Old Saying ‘Fake it ‘til You Make it’ and Get Your Free Cash Flow in Line
Chris Arndt

Why is Free Cash Flow (FCF) important for scaling companies? Simple. FCF enhances shareholder value and is an attractive metric for investors compared to price-earnings. Discover how you can easily calculate your company’s FCF in our latest Accounting and Advisory Services Group blog!

08.06.16

Revenue Forecasts and the Importance of Funnel Velocity
Chris Arndt

As we may have mentioned before, we’re in the business of helping you grow! One crucial way to master your revenue forecasts is to understand your funnel velocity. I know what you’re thinking… “Say what now?!”  Put another way, you must perfect your sales funnel. In fact, some companies like Funnel Wise even suggest there […]

06.29.16

The Quintessential Tips to Scale Your Business
Chris Arndt

We love to save you time (& help you grow!) so we’ve scoured the internet for the best of the best tips to scale your business. You get the ultimate advice from across the web all in a one stop shop.

06.01.16

Are You Growing Yourself Broke? Don’t Forget This Important Metric
Chris Arndt

We figured we’re due to go back to analyzing some good old fashioned financial metrics for fast growing companies. This is a topic that is integral to our services and one our founder, Chris Arndt, is especially fond of. Chris presented a workshop on these three metrics and why many scaling businesses fail because they don’t put enough emphasis on the Payback Period.

05.17.16

Six Awesome Tips for Productivity
Chris Arndt

Output, yield, productivity. We’re always looking for ways to be more efficient and er, productive? So we’ve compiled our favorite, but perhaps, unexpected tips. Remember that this is not a ‘one size fits all’ list, but hopefully a few of these will be a good reminder of some ways to get more done in what seems to be those ever shorter days!

01.29.16

Motions vs. Action: The Skills Gap
Chris Arndt

Motion versus action. Words that appear to have similar meaning and yet have a different outcome. Blank suggests it’s the difference between cycling toward sealing that partnership versus being stuck on the perpetual stationary bike of “waiting to hear back.”

01.11.16

Seven Fundamental Qualities for Better Leadership in 2016
Chris Arndt

In, Some Thoughts on Leadership Going Into 2016, Mark Suster shines light on 7 solid guidelines for startup leaders. And if you’re a football fan, you’re in luck because Suster uses Chip Kelly’s failures as a coach to do so. How’s that for some light Monday reading?

07.29.14

Ten Things I’ve Never Heard a Successful Startup Founder Say
Chris Arndt

Highlighting statements that a “Successful Founder” would NEVER say, it takes an ironic, but truthful spin on this topic to get your mind thinking. Keep reading through the comments, and you’ll find some of the best. We promise that after skimming through this post, and comments, you’ll feel refreshed and may even get a laugh out of it.