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Can You Really Afford Not to Understand Your Budget?

Can You Really Afford Not to Understand Your Budget? Get Off the Financial Treadmill with a Budget and Move Forward  Last week, we kicked off our series on increasing our financial knowledge and the tools needed to educate ourselves in observance of Financial Literacy Month. This week, we are starting with one of the basics –… | Read the full article »

How to Avoid Driving Down the Interstate Blindfolded

How to Avoid Driving Down the Interstate Blindfolded Our Kick-Off to National Financial Literacy Month   April is National Financial Literacy Month, and I personally cannot think of a better time to discuss the importance of understanding financials. You don’t have to be the CEO of a Fortune 500 company to have a healthy grasp on… | Read the full article »

Leading with Trust Affects Your Team and Your Bottom Line

Leading with Trust Affects Your Team and Your Bottom Line A Little Trust goes a Long Way  We talked last week about the concept of being lonely at the top and more importantly, how not to be lonely at the top. And we found that one of the best ways is to increase collaboration with your… | Read the full article »

Leadership: If it’s Lonely at the Top, it’s Time to Make a Change

Leadership: If it’s Lonely at the Top, it’s Time to Make a Change  “It’s lonely at the top!” We’ve heard that phrase circulated amidst leadership conversations for years. But what exactly does it mean? Is the perception different from the reality? And, more importantly, what does it say about our own leadership styles?  Clearly, it’s… | Read the full article »

Celebrating International Women’s Day

Celebrating International Women’s Day The Past, Present, and Future of Women Leaders and Founders   “We need women at all levels, including the top, to challenge the dynamic, reshape the conversation, to make sure women’s voices are heard and heeded, not overlooked and ignored.”  – Sheryl Sandberg  Yesterday, we celebrated International Women’s Day, highlighting the accomplishments… | Read the full article »

A Successful Pitch May Come Down to Your Words

A Successful Pitch May Come Down to Your Words  What to Say and What to Avoid  Lately, we’ve been talking a lot about pitching investors. We talked about the importance of your story coming through loud and clear and why you need two pitch decks. And with all this “talk,” it now comes down to… | Read the full article »

The Pitch Deck – Something so Important, You Need Two of Them

The Pitch Deck Something so Important, You Need Two of Them  As someone who regularly helps others prepare to pitch to investors, I see one situation far too often. This may all sound a little too familiar to you as well. You are an entrepreneur who has done everything right. You developed a product or service… | Read the full article »

Pitch and Storytelling According to “Schitt’s Creek”

Pitch and Storytelling According to “Schitt’s Creek”  A Successful Pitch is the Result of a Good Story  Recently, I have been watching the Schitt’s Creek series on Netflix … for the second time, and enjoying it even more this time around. When I watched it the first time, I found myself getting irritated. But several… | Read the full article »

Non-Profit Mergers: It’s Time to Close. Now What?

Non-Profit Mergers: It’s Time to Close. Now What? Beyond Planning & Due Diligence  Last month, we talked about the initial considerations of a non-profit merger, as well as the critical due diligence phase. After finding unity of purpose, reflecting on the relevant issues and deciding that a merger aligns with your goals and mission, you engaged in… | Read the full article »

Top Five Tips to Help Choose the Right ERP System

Last week, we talked about the strategic planning of an ERP system implementation, with factors to consider in both the planning and implementation phases. This week, we pivot to how to choose the right system for your organization.  The decision has been made. You and your key stakeholders are ready to automate and streamline the… | Read the full article »