GDPR has frequently been mentioned in the US technology and business news, but most US-based businesses haven’t worried about the details. GDPR (the General Data Protection Regulation) is a European data privacy law that controls collection and processing of personal data of individuals within the European Union (EU). In an effort to establish digital rights for European Union citizens, the law addresses the Read More
7 Cash Flow Tips You Overlooked
When it comes to your business’s cash flow, there are some things that are out of your control -- when a customer decides to pay an outstanding invoice or the length of your Accounts Receivable list, for example. However, you are in control of a huge part of your business’s cash flow, and we’ve compiled a few tips you might have overlooked. In order for Profit First to work the most effectively in your business, Read More
What "Should" Your Profit Be?
A lot of businesses learning about Profit First ask, and sometimes don’t get a very satisfactory answer to the question “What should my profit be?” How profitable should my bakery, my marketing firm, my construction company, whatever it is, how profitable should it be? What is the percent I should be shooting for? People want some kind of magic answer so they know the number they need to reach. They want to look at Read More
Don’t Grow Broke – Why So Many Business Owners Don’t See the Rewards from their Business
Whenever you grow your business, you spend money before you know the results, or return on that money (i.e. sales). The faster you grow and the more you grow -- the faster that growth sucks cash out of your business! There is only one place money can come from to fund growth, your profits. So your growth can’t exceed the money you have available in profits or you start to “grow broke.” Watch our Law Firm Read More
What you can cut and what you must never cut! Dynamic vs. Static Overhead
When you agree to follow the Profit First system in your business, you decide right then and there to let the business struggle so that you don’t have to. The next step is to make a plan for how your business will no longer struggle, but survive and thrive! How does your business survive? There are two ways. One way is to cut the waste in your business (and make sure you’re cutting the right waste). Watch our Law Read More
Where your Profit is, and how you can be profitable tomorrow . . . and forever
In Profit First you take a percentage of dollars off the top of all revenue that comes in. Before you do anything else, before you pay for anything in the business, you take your profit, first . . . and the business must live on what’s left. A question that we’ve found a lot of business owners asking is, Where is the profit? What they’re really saying is, sure taking a percent in dollars off the top of every Read More
Introducing . . . Profit First Fridays!
In this 12-week series, we share the changes, big and small, that you can make in your business to 1) increase and stabilize your profits, 2) see and manage your cash flow more proactively, and 3) slay the cash eating monster that stalks owners of small businesses. First off … let’s talk about “profit.” Lately, that word has become charged within the business community. How you see profit, and how you Read More
Trade Secrets 101
The world of intellectual property (“IP”) is often an enigma to the general public. While creations of your mind, works of authorship, names/symbols used in commerce, and various know-hows are likely the most valuable assets of your business, there is still a fairly limited understanding by business owners about different forms of IP. We regularly receive questions from our clients regarding trademarks, copyrights, Read More
Is Your Business a Cash Eating Monster?
Where are my business’s profits going? What part of my business is eating up all the cash? Can I continue to operate my business this way? We frequently hear these questions from clients we represent - not only entrepreneurs and startups, but from businesses of all sizes. Businesses are created and sustained from a desire to provide products and services that benefit others. In return, businesses should provide their Read More
What does it mean to be a data-driven law firm?
At CLARK.LAW, we pride ourselves on being a “data-driven” law firm. The use of data in legal practice is a foreign concept for most lawyers, but it is gaining popularity. Leading edge firms are utilizing data to improve efficiency, ensure consistency, control costs, more accurately predict case values and outcomes, and better serve their clients. Here are four examples of how we use data in our business: Making Read More
