Do you remember the story of David and Goliath? The little kid David is given little or no chance to defeat the monster, Goliath. And, armed with nothing but a sling, David expertly lands a rock right between the eyes of Goliath and wins the day.
Income and expenses are not linear. Like stock charts, when they are plotted on a graph they rise and fall even though they may be following a general trend or rising or falling. In much the same way that humans breathe or the water in an estuary flows both in and out, a company’s cash flow behaves similarly.
Topics: Business Growth
If the river represents cash flow to your business, what is a dam?
Simply put, the dam – and the reservoir it creates - represents cash in the bank, also known as retained earnings.
Topics: finance, Business Plan, Financial Education, cashflow
I frequently cross the Potomac River north of Washington DC. Recently, as I sat directly above the Potomac waiting for traffic to start moving, it occurred to me that just as the river feeds the Chesapeake Bay with water, a river of money to keep your business fed.
Topics: Business Growth, business planning, cashflow
rain·mak·er
/ˈrānˌmākər/
noun
INFORMAL•NORTH AMERICAN
a person who generates income for a business or organization by
brokering deals or attracting clients or funds.
Topics: fiscal responsibility, concepts and strategy, leadership
65 million years ago the Cretaceous period came to a sudden and abrupt end with a massive asteroid striking the Earth. The asteroid did more than incinerate what is now the lower 48, all of Mexico, Central America, and the top third of South America – it filled the sky with ash and debris, blocking the sun for years, cooling the planet and creating a prehistoric version of nuclear winter.
Topics: leadership
If you have been reading the series about my BRENT automation platform, I hope you're convinced an automated marketing and sales platform to help attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers is a must-have for your business.
I hope I have inspired you to think carefully about your customer persona, and customer journey, and their underlying problem that you can help them resolve.
Topics: small business automation, BRENT
This is NOT the job for the CEO, CMO or other internal staff
This may actually come as a surprise, but it is not the job of any of the internal employees to write sales copy for a website, a brochure, sales letter, or even a postcard. Sales copy is written from a position of persuasion. Typically, employees tend to write sales copy from the perspective
Topics: copywriting, BRENT
Is a large portion of your marketing focused on your digital presence? With most businesses, the answer is a resounding yes! Since online businesses are always striving to grow their presence, wouldn't it make sense to develop a digital strategy that fuels sales by converting visitors into loyal customers?
To help you understand and improve your digital presence, there are four points you need to consider: Digital Marketing Strategy, SMART Growth Goals, Customer Acquisition, Master Strategy Model. We covered the first two last time so we’ll go over Customer Acquisition and Master Strategy Model today.
Topics: concepts and strategy, Marketing education, BRENT
Is a large portion of your marketing focused on your digital presence? With most businesses, the answer is a resounding yes! Since online businesses are always striving to grow their presence, wouldn't it make sense to develop a digital strategy that fuels sales by converting visitors into loyal customers?
To help you understand and improve your digital presence, there are four points you need to consider: Digital Marketing Strategy, SMART Growth Goals, Customer Acquisition, Master Strategy Model. Today we'll cover the first two.
Topics: concepts and strategy, Marketing education, BRENT

