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Arrows in the Quiver: Finance as a Competitive Advantage

Sep 1, 2020 |

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

What are the traditional sources of competitive advantage? Having the best... Read More

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The Personas of The Entrepreneurial Journey

Aug 10, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

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

Entrepreneurs know what it is like to wear many hats. Turns... Read More

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The Data False Flag Can Be Worse Than No Flag

Jul 27, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

Data and analytics are valuable to business management. That isn’t news. However, there are many situations where improper labeling, incomplete datasets, or... Read More

Data and analytics are valuable to business management. That isn’t news.... Read More

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3 Transaction Comments You Never Want To Hear (or Say)

Jul 13, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

Selling your business is but one of the significant transactions or deals a company, its owners, and its management will navigate over... Read More

Selling your business is but one of the significant transactions or... Read More

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When Disaster Strikes: Cash, Customer, and Vendor Shocks

Jun 29, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

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

Mike Tyson famously said, “Everybody has a plan until they get... Read More

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Ignoring Your P&L: Coming Out Ahead Without Looking Behind

Jun 15, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

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

Focus on your P&L? Nah. Not here. There are circumstances where... Read More

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Where’s The Finance Talent At?

Jun 5, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

I spend a lot of time talking to finance professionals. The team, candidates, members of finance teams at clients, other colleagues, friends,... Read More

I spend a lot of time talking to finance professionals. The... Read More

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Protecting the Entrepreneurial Spirit

May 7, 2020 |

Ben Lehrer

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

Entrepreneurship is sometimes characterized as jumping off a cliff and figuring... Read More