Strategic company budgets are absolutely critical. After all, they allow you to establish goals, assess your company finances, and make accurate (and exciting!) growth plans for the future. And yes – we understand that business budgeting isn’t the most thrilling thing in the world. But remember – just because you…

Strategy. Chess players use it to win tournaments time and time again. Basketball players use it to create and run plays that win games. Poker players use it to consistnely win insane amounts of money. And you use it – when you’re creating your business budget! Yep – that’s right!…

Think for a second. Where do you see your business in 5 years? 10 years? …20 years? If you’re imagining major growth and big things for your company, you’re probably not alone. Most business owners have big plans for the future! But what a lot of business owners don’t have…

Oh, the strategic budgeting grind. It’s absolutely necessary, but if you don’t have the right tools and software handy, it can be a huge pain! Let’s face it – there’s new software being developed constantly. That makes it pretty difficult for businesses to figure out how to choose the best…

Ah, summer. It’s the perfect time to kick back, relax, and… grow your business? That’s right! And you can do all three of those things this year at Sage Summit 2015. It’s taking place in New Orleans from July 27th to July 30th, so you’ll be able to enjoy the…

  Photo credit: Sebastiaan ter Burg via Flickr Being a CEO isn’t easy. It’s a role that can be hard to define at times, and with a hand in everything from marketing to financing, many CEOs end up drowning themselves in too much work to really invest time where they’re…

The buzz of excitement in the ball park…the cheering crowds…the smell of hot dogs…the crack of the bat…doesn’t it all just remind you of your company’s budgeting and forecasting process? Wait, what? Yep, believe it or not, budgeting and baseball actually have a lot in common. Especially when your business…

The media furor over the Disney movie Frozen may have died down somewhat – but at my house, the frenzy has not died down one bit. My four-year-old daughter is constantly singing songs from this instant classic – and I mean constantly. I’d say just about every parent out there…

Summer is fast approaching, and when the weather gets warmer, it’s always fun to have a few recipes on hand that don’t require heating up the house with the oven – especially when those recipes are for dessert! One of my summer favorites is the no-bake haystack cookie, a deliciously…

When you search online for quotes about business budgets, you find a lot of strikingly similar statements: “Don’t tell me what you value, show me your budget, and I’ll tell you what you value.” ― Joe Biden “The budget is not just a collection of numbers, but an expression of…