So You’ve Just Raised $20m Now What?

Scaling a private company without an injection of capital is tough. Waiting for each new sale to generate cash, to allow the business to invest in new hires, new systems, and new technology is tough. So if you’ve successfully raised $1m or $20m or more, you can...

Building the Perfect 2015 Budget!

A classic post from last year tweaked. For many management teams the months of October and November represents the Budget sign off time. However they are so often badly done. Frankly they are recklessly compiled representing the classic “hope over...

Inc. 5000 – Spotlight on 3 Clients

I’m delighted to announce that the new Inc. 5000 list, published last week, honored three of my clients, Edge Velocity, HR Knowledge and ADMET. Each of these businesses are remarkable with unique offerings for their markets. Edge Velocity, Salem, NH. Rank #953...

Management Takes Time and Money

Here is a little thought for owners to ponder. Is there a danger that you have built a culture that regards the time spent on mentoring, listening to staff, training them as unproductive time? I often hear owners say, “well it’s not a full time job, Frank would still...