Insights

Practical writing on cash, credit, and the systems that run a finance function.

  • What your business is worth without you

    Why owner dependency is the largest single discount applied to a small business at sale, where it actually hides, and the three routes out that work in order.

  • The lender-ready 13-week cash flow

    What credit officers actually check in a 13-week cash flow, why it beats the financials as a view of near-term cash, and how to run the weekly cadence.

  • What AI actually changes in a monthly close

    What automation genuinely removes from a monthly close, what judgment it still cannot replace, and how a finance team can start small without the hype.

  • Business loan workout: what happens next

    What a business loan workout means for an owner-borrower: what changes day to day, and how to rebuild lender credibility fast.