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See the financial issues being discussed in our most recent blog posts.

Technology has facilitated it, the pandemic accelerated it, and organizations are dealing with it. It’s not news any more. Remote working is here to stay in some shape or form. What isn’t quite as clear is how we, as business owners and managers, make the most of it. How do we replace the subtleties…
What is a Financial Runaway? In the startup world, the concept of your financial runway is used to assess the number of months until new capital needs to be raised (or you need to find more cash) so your business can survive and keep on growing. It’s all about making sure that you know…
In the second installment of our financial statement series where we address the balance sheet, income statement, and cash flow statement and the inter-relationship between the three statements, we’re talking about income statements. What is an Income Statement? An income statement, alongside your balance sheet and cash flow statement, gives you a good idea…
Let’s say you’re a relatively young business, you’ve experienced initial success and growth, but now you feel like you’re hitting a wall with your growth initiatives. It might be time to consider financial modeling and budgeting, with the support of an expert, to help you get over your growth hump. We’ve pulled together a…
If you’re an early stage or young consumer product goods (CPG) company, you’ll know that there’s a certain stage you’ll reach in your growth journey where you’ll probably be looking to scale up your production to maximize on sales and profits. We’ve already talked about how hiring a CPG broker can help in pursuing…
Revenue-based financing (RBF) is a mix of equity and debt financing that places a limit on the equity portion of the financial agreement. In an RBF agreement, a company receives capital from investors with an agreement to pay a percentage of monthly revenue until a predetermined amount has been paid. This method is popular…
As a startup, securing that much needed funding is a huge deal and deserves to be celebrated! But after you’ve taken a moment to celebrate this victory, it’s time to get down to business. It’s one thing to secure funding, but it’s a whole other ballpark ensuring that you’re using this funding in the…
Many startups seek equity funding during their high growth journey, and while achieving successful funding is incredibly exciting, it also comes with a few management considerations to keep in mind. And this is namely capitalization table management. Using a capitalization table will help you keep a close eye on your ownership dilution, and understand…