No one likes to think about failing. We start our businesses with optimism, enthusiasm, and perhaps a level of confidence that comes from the fact that we don't really understand just what we’re getting ourselves into. Well, we all know how we learn by making mistakes, but it’s far better to learn from other people’s mistakes. So I searched the Internet for the reasons why small businesses fail. Here’s what I found. Guidant Financial Guidant Financial lists five reasons why small businesses ... [continue reading]

In a recent article in Inc., Martin Zwilling wrote an article called “9 Success Principles to Supercharge Your New Business Venture.” Although he talks about how to start a company that will make you the world’s next billionaire, I think these principles apply equally well if you’re considering something equally admirable if slightly less ambitious, like starting a local business or setting out to earn a living as a solopreneur.                                           Zwilling says not to be blinded ... [continue reading]

I invite you to join me on Wednesday on the Club E podcast when I will discuss how entrepreneurs and small business owners who do not have a finance or accounting background can make forward-looking, finance-based decisions. Startups and small businesses fail every year, and one reason why is that they don’t understand how their business decisions impact their cash flow. ProjectionSmart was created to help small business owners who don’t have a background in finance or accounting make better business ... [continue reading]


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"ProjectionSmart made it very easy to come up with two years' worth of projections without needing an accounting background. It saves a lot of time and headaches."
~ Jeni, startup entrepreneur

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"As someone new to starting up a business, the tools provided via ProjectionSmart were a great asset. Easy simple way to develop the financial picture for your new enterprise that help clarify what it was going to take to get started and to insure you didn't miss something. All of that at an affordable price. "
~ Bruce, Entrepreneur

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~ Jessica, Startup entrepreneur

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