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- 5 days ago
Ballooning Inventory for Retailers and How Business Acumen Can Help
We've heard about supply shortages for months, but now many retailers are facing ballooning inventories. Here's how business acumen helps!

- Jun 24
Examining Cash Flow Statements: What They Are and What They Tell Us
If you look at your friends bank statement, there is many things you could learn. Well, this is what a cash flow statement is for a company.

- Jun 21
Business Acumen 101
Business Acumen is thinking about business through the lense of 5 fundamental categories. Cash, Profit, Assets, Growth, and People.

- Jun 17
Defining Asset Strength vs. Asset Utilization
"What is the difference between asset strength and asset utilization?" A question we're commonly asked during our teaching is what are asset strength and asset utilization? These two are commonly mixed up or misidentified (even by financial professionals!!), so don't feel bad if you don't understand them - YET. Asset Strength: Asset Strength is the financial ability of a company to meet its debts and obligations, to make investments, and to withstand market down-turns or othe

- Jun 10
HEY, SALES TEAMS! THIS is What CEO's Want to Talk About.
Beneficial things for the CEO to talk about: productivity, attitude, loyalty, competition, the future, profit, intellectual exchange.

- Jun 7
How Can Your Sales Professionals Benefit from Business Acumen?
Be a partner, not a salesman. Business Acumen is essential to not only make more money, but to be seen as a trusted partner.

- Jun 3
Balance Sheets - What are They and How are They Used?
Balance sheets are full of useful information for all stakeholders of an organization. We'll help you understand it, to make the most of it.

- May 24
Adapt to the Market With Corporate Agility
To stay competitive in business, your company must have the ability to adapt to changing markets with corporate agility!

- May 20
Defining and Explaining Equity, and What it Means for an Organization
Equity is a word that is used frequently when discussing the financial strength of an organization. But, what does it mean? Learn more!

- May 17
Business Acumen Can Be Exciting...See How!
Business and financial acumen isn't an easy subject to understand. Luckily, we've found a way to simplify it, and make it easy to grasp!

- May 13
Frequently Used Financial Acronyms
Finance is complicated, especially when you consider the acronyms and abbreviations used. We'll help you demystify some commonly used terms!

- May 10
Why Business Acumen is Key to Sales Success
To succeed in sales, you need to be more than just a salesperson - you need to be a trusted partner. Business acumen is the key to this!

- May 6
Can I Benefit from Stronger Business Acumen?
Who benefits from strong business acumen? The answer is - everyone. Business acumen is essential for all roles - see why!

- May 3
How To Ground Our Sales Teams in Business Acumen
While a salesperson makes their money off selling and getting commissions, it can be hard to take away from their precious time of prospecting and calling. So how do we ground them in business acumen skills? It’s important to be quick and precise when teaching your teams, so I have three pieces of advice to help you be successful in this process. 1. Make sure it’s relevant. Ensure that what you are teaching, aligns with your sales team's role and tasks. Focus on teaching them

- Apr 26
Determining What Sales Training Program is Right for Your Team!
There are thousands of different sales training out there - how do you select the right one for your sales team?

- Apr 22
The Secret to Defining the Top Line
Positioned at the top of a profit & loss statement, the top line is an essential business measure. But what does it mean? We can help!

- Apr 18
Use Working Capital to Optimize your Business Acumen Skills
Working Capital, net working capital, or NWC — are all words for the difference between a company’s current assets and current liabilities. Essentially, it’s the cash a company can safely spend. If there is such a thing, right? Assets are things of value that you own, such as cash, property, or equipment. And liabilities are things that you owe, for example, debt or taxes. When you subtract a company’s liabilities from its assets, you get a good indicator of a company’s short

- Apr 8
Examples of Strong Business Acumen
Business acumen is essential in all businesses, so what are some examples of strong business acumen? We'll share!

- Mar 31
Navigating Change with Business Acumen
Navigating change is scary, and something that needs to be done well. Business acumen is essential to ensure this happens!

- Mar 25
Business Acumen Skills for Managers & Leaders
Business acumen is an essential skill for managers and business leaders. They need to be able to speak to every person in their organization