How do you ensure that the extensive time and other resources that you put towards your annual end-of-year planning actually make a positive difference for your company? After all, countless annual plans end up sitting on a shelf gathering dust rather than driving the business. Why does that happen? And, more importantly, what do […]
While setting new growth goals yearly is something most CEOs are familiar with, we rarely stop to ask how our mindset is impacting the goals we set – and our company’s ability to reach them. It matters because how we view our company’s ability to grow, and our perspective about growth in general, can point […]
The vast majority of indicators that a company is ready to achieve the next level in its growth journey can be found within its foundation – its: Financial foundation Operational foundation Leadership foundation When you are 100% confident in all three of these foundational areas, deciding to pursue growth and determining your growth strategy become […]
Financials and financial strategy can be the most complicated aspects of running a business, but only if you don’t understand the basics. What follows is part one of my primer on financials for business owners – what you absolutely need to know to begin to become fluent in the numbers behind the profitability, sustainability and […]
Introducing Growth Advisor from BottomLine Growth Advisor is a one-on-one program where CEOs work directly with BottomLine founder and growth strategist, Carol Coughlin, to jumpstart their company’s growth. The program was designed specifically for CEOs of growing companies to help them get serious about their growth and achieve the next level of success by: Increasing […]
