The F in CFO doesn’t have to mean Friction. A common challenge we discuss in our community is sound financial management. Without profitability, your organization won’t thrive. As Verne Harnish says, “Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash is king.” Most entrepreneurs don’t come up in finance, so it has to be learned. Many …
“Revenue is vanity, profit is sanity, and cash flow is king.” Verne Harnish I had a conversation last week where an owner was lamenting his relationship with his bank. The bank just “didn’t get it.” They were always hassling him and asking him for reports that he didn’t think showed the true financial health of …
5 Levers of Business Finance you Need to Know Better Than Your Banker Read More »
We painted every room in our house when we first moved in. It needed it. The colors were wrong, and it just felt old. The before and after was like those house fixer-upper shows. It was like a new house and welcoming to our family. Many cultures are painted. Paint looks nice and makes you …
How to Grasp if Your Culture is Painted or Stained? Read More »
TO OWNERS WHO WANT TO OFFER EQUITY: OWNER BEWARE! We had yet another discussion in a monthly Acumen team regarding a strained partnership. It was a classic case of miscommunication, false expectation, finger-pointing, lack of communication, clarity, and uneven value working in the business. Equity ownership shouldn’t be taken lightly. My business partner (notice the …
To Owners Who Want to Offer Equity: Owner Beware! Read More »
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Jon is a husband to his wife Jill, a dad to Gracie, Cooper and Lucy and an unintentional serial entrepreneur. Jon founded and led one of KC’s leading IT Support companies (The Purple Guys), regularly recognized on the Inc. 5000 list, the Corporate Report’s Top 100 Fastest Growing Companies, a Best Place to Work and being one of the KC Chamber Top 10 Small Businesses of the Year. Before that, he founded and grew an IT Staffing firm, growing from $0 to $10M in revenue in just 4 years, being recognized as Kansas City’s Fastest Growing Company. He’s passionate about leadership and businesses that impact their community. From experience he also understands the issues of an owner/CEO. Jon is an entrepreneur who likes to empower others to grow their business, become more efficient in all they do and enrich their story line. He has been a member of the Acumen community since its inception.