Celebrate Your Successes Through Micro Victories

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We are all about the BHAGs at Fine Point Consulting (big hairy audacious goals). We meet regularly with this big goal in mind, we create the steps and processes to achieve it, and man do we celebrate when that goal is met! And while we certainly focus our energies on the BHAGs and celebrate the
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Year-End Small Business Planning Tips

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Start 2019 off right! New Year’s resolutions aren’t just for your personal life. As the business year comes to a close and you begin to prep for 2019, it’s a great idea to reflect on what you are doing to get the most out of your business and maximize growth. You also need to make
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3 Invoicing Tips For Small Businesses And Startups in Madison, WI

 If you’re still mailing custom invoices by hand when billing time comes around, your invoicing system is long overdue for an overhaul. With tons of software choices to help you organize, manage, and automate your invoicing, the real trick is to find the right payment solutions to fit the way your particular business runs.
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5 Ways To Rebound Your Small Business From A Cash Flow Slump

In today’s turbulent business environment, businesses big and small are at risk for cash flow woes. We’ve discussed what it takes to keep a good balance of cash flow in the past, but for those who find their businesses pulling in drastically less earnings than the projected you’re probably searching for options to get your
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3 Ways You Can Protect Your Business From Outside Liability

When prospective business owners finally launch their idea into reality, one of the biggest risks to those who struggle to gather initial investment funds or enter into high-risk financing arrangements is the danger of business woes negatively affecting personal assets. While there are countless resources available to assist business owners letting losses impinge on their
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3 Financial Principles to Grow Your Small Business in Madison, WI

Today’s entrepreneurs have no shortage of ideas when it comes to creating innovative products and services in today’s networked business world. The financial end of these ventures, however, can often fall by the wayside when the more “exciting” aspects of a startup take center stage. A dull regard for ones finances as they relate to
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How To Use Cash Flow To Craft A Better Budget

Knowing how far into the future you can accurately plan your finances can be a tricky task. Forecasting your expenses for the next month is usually much easier than trying to predict what will happen a year from now. If you find yourself throwing your hands up in the air when it comes to budgeting
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Video: The Biggest Mistakes Accountants Make

Get in touch with a financial consultant at Fine Point Consulting today by clicking here. Video Transcript Title Slide: The Biggest Mistakes Accountants Make | With Leah Shales, Luella Schmidt, and Jen Hildahl Leah Shales: I think that a big mistake that accountants make is not continuing to educate themselves. It’s really important to take
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3 Ways Small Businesses Can Get Paid With Online Payment Systems

Technology’s impact on the way organizations conduct business and interact with their customers has given way to major shifts in consumer expectations businesses should pay attention to. As online tools provide a higher level of convenience to the customer, they quickly come to rely on these conveniences all the time. Online payments in particular have
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How to Keep Your Business Safe from Cash Burn

Although particularly important to startups still navigating out of adolescence in the local market, the issue of cash burn is important for businesses of every size. Calculating your cash burn rate is extremely useful for forecasting where you can expect to encounter important financial milestones––both good and bad. For those who have difficulty conceptualizing how
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