Archive for the Finance Category
As an advisory board member you will be called upon to make introductions on behalf of the company. Today that very well could be helping them meet the appropriate bank lenders.
Before you are asked it’s important you be up-to-speed on what is going on. Here are two recent blog posts that discuss the state of small business lending and could be relevant to the companies you advise:
Five Tips for Finding Small Business Friendly Banks
Are Major Banks Keeping Their Small Business Lending Promises?
A recent Small Business Trends blog post provided a good analysis of Anita Campbell’s webinar “How Can You Secure Credit for Your Small Business in Today’s Market?”. To learn about some of the options click through and read the post.
I realize it’s Thursday. The information that follows is just as relevant today as yesterday.
I want to point you to a site I recently came upon, Finance Dog. It was created by the authors of “Financial Intelligence: A Manager’s Guide to Knowing What the Numbers Really Mean,” (Harvard Business Press) co-authored by Karen Berman and Joe Knight. The site provides low cost tools to evaluate your understanding of financial statements and trainings to help you improve your understanding. You can even test your financial intelligence with a free quiz.
If you are the type of CEO or business owner who wants to run out of the room screaming with your hands over your ears anytime someone talks “numbers” I recommend you checkout this site. It will make you more financially savvy. You might even enjoy numbers for once.
Let me know what you think. Better yet, let Karen and Joe know what you think.
