Author: Ben Lehrer

What are the traditional sources of competitive advantage? Having the best product or customer service, the leanest cost structure, or perhaps just being the only... Read More

Entrepreneurs know what it is like to wear many hats. Turns out, they also know what it’s like to be different people. Throughout the entrepreneurial... Read More

Mike Tyson famously said, “Everybody has a plan until they get punched in the mouth.” Nobody can perfectly plan for major business disruption, such as... Read More

Focus on your P&L? Nah. Not here. There are circumstances where the P&L tells you next to nothing about the health of the business and... Read More

Entrepreneurship is sometimes characterized as jumping off a cliff and figuring out how to construct the parachute on the way down. Essentially an all-in, risky... Read More

In March, Boeing, one of the largest and most prominent companies in the United States, had two pieces of news hit the tape. One, the... Read More

The leaders of small and midsize businesses (SMBs) can have it tough when it comes to working with finance providers, both in terms of services... Read More

There’s a common investment banking saying about less-than-ideal clients. It’s “putting lipstick on the pig,” referring to dressing up a company as best as possible... Read More

There is often debt aversion in small or family-run businesses. Many leave excess cash in the company to not stress about working capital ups and... Read More