Tag: Inventory

A Publisher’s Cash Management Plan – Part 1 – Managing Your Cash Flow

Part 1—Managing Your Cash Flow By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA & Howard W. Fisher The growth and survival of your business depends on active management of one asset—cash. The simplest cash control is the mantra “Never overspend!” However, many moving pieces are involved in managing cash and we are going to cover the major…
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Preparing the Company for Sale: What Buyers Want to See

By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA & Howard Fisher Potential buyers for a company generally look hard at certain aspects of it, and vanish if they do not like what they find.  Fortunately, the same practices that will help you run the business more efficiently and effectively on a daily basis will also help you…
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Cash is King of the Balance Sheet

By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA and Howard W. Fisher Every business owner or manager knows that to pay the bills, make payroll, or buy capital equipment, the company needs cash. The issue for business owners and managers is to manage the cash resource applications in mind and especially during cash flow shortfalls. Why Cash…
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Proprietary Product Lines and Their Benefits to Distributors

By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA and William E. Siburg, CPIM Distributors Build Brand Awareness for Manufacturers Distribution can be defined as the marketing and merchandising of another company’s products.  Manufacturers consider distribution to be a key component of their marketing and sales strategies because distributors help create brand awareness through the sale of manufacturers’…
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How to Profit from the Commoditization of Products and Services

By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA Manufacturers and service providers need to realize that their product or service will start on a path to becoming a commodity on the first day it is sold to a customer. There are ways to protect products and services with patents, copyrights, and trademarks, but the fact is that…
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Financial Business Modeling can Help Executives Predict Outcomes

By: Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA Basic Assumptions Related to a Business Decision Executives base major financial business decisions on a series of assumptions most often centered on risk and cost. For a new line of goods, risk factors include projections, such as, “The new product line will grow at X rate.” Or, if a…
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Five Options for Utilizing Free Cash Flow

By Daniel R. Siburg, CPA, CVA Envision free cash flow for a business, to the tune of $25 million. The question is: What’s management’s wisest use of that extra cash? There are numerous ways for a business to use additional working capital, and here are five major options every business should consider. 1. Shore Up…
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