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What Terms Should You Know When Working with a Turnaround Management Professional?
Each industry or economic sector develops its own jargon. Here is a listing of key terms used by turnaround professionals that will help you
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 7, 20235 min read
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How to Transform Your Business Using a Turnaround Management Professional
No business is immune to competitive challenges. Fortunately, there is an often-overlooked solution in the form of turnaround management.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 6, 20234 min read
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How Will Inventory Management and Credit Availability Intersect?
Companies are experiencing higher levels of inventory, and the buying decisions of consumers are changing as inflation takes a toll.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Aug 30, 20223 min read
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How are Inventory Levels Impacting Cash Flow and Performance?
This type of analysis is going to be a key contributor to operating performance and working capital management performance moving forward...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Aug 2, 20224 min read
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What Tools Help a Business Deal with Rising Interest Rates, Cash Flow Needs, and Covenant Compliance
This article explores dealing with increased operating expenses, impacts of increased interest rates on cashflow, & loan covenant compliance
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jul 25, 20226 min read
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How Does a Business Improve its Performance Today? Analyze, Manage, and Adapt!
Businesses are seeing expenses increase across the board and financial performance continues to be stressed in margins, EBITDA, and more.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jul 19, 20225 min read
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What Tools Can be Used to Analyze Income Statements with the CPI at 8.6% and the PPI at 10.8%?
With inflation at its highest level in 40 years, it is important to reevaluate the financial analysis tools being used.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 21, 20226 min read
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What Defines a Small Business? Middle-market Business? Large Business? How does a Business Survive?
As the pandemic moves further into the past, the need for businesses to change and adapt is increasingly important to success.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 2, 20224 min read
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Fuel Prices and Transportation Costs are Surging: What Should Businesses Expect?
Fuel price increases have been huge. How can a business evaluate the amount of impact trucking costs will have on performance?
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 16, 20224 min read
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How Does a Business Deal with Inflation in 2022?
Businesses will need to develop tools to plan for and manage through an inflationary period.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 17, 20225 min read
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The "Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act" Has Impacted Q4 ERCs!
When the Infrastructure Investment and Jobs Act was signed into law Nov 15 the Q4 Employee Retention Credits were eliminated for most.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Nov 30, 20212 min read
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Looking for Liquidity
With 2022 around the corner, companies need to plan for their working capital needs, & evaluate their loan agreements for future compliance.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Nov 29, 20214 min read
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How Do You Effectively Analyze Q1 and Q2 2021 Financial Performance?
Analyzing Q1 & Q2 financial performance is tough with shutdowns and government money to consider. How should you analyze recent performance?
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jul 28, 202111 min read
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New Chapter 11 Bankruptcy Reporting Requirements
The DOJ has finalized new Chapter 11 MOR and PCR reporting requirements. Read for more info.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jun 28, 20212 min read
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Is This a Good Time for a Borrower to Refinance?
Daily negative business news seems to indicate all businesses are struggling and no lenders are lending. Nothing is further from the truth!
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 20, 20211 min read
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Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits and Venues Act: PPP Loans Round 2
On December 27, 2020 the Economic Aid to Hard-Hit Small Businesses, Nonprofits, and Venues Act was signed into law. Read more for an update.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jan 4, 20214 min read
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Evaluating Working Capital in the ‘New Normal’ of the Covid-19 ABL World
As the COVID-19 ramps back up through the end of 2020 and start of 2021, a tentative ‘new normal’ has set in for borrowers & lenders alike.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Dec 29, 20205 min read
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Where is the Tipping Point?
When the economic impacts of Covid-19 hit in March, most experts anticipated increased problems. Why didn’t we experience a tipping point?
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Dec 8, 20206 min read
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Focus Management Group - Webinars from 2020
We provided webinars on important topics like the Covid-19 pandemic and the various government programs. Listen for practical & useful info.
paloisio
Nov 30, 20205 min read
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Accounting for the PPP Loan and PPP Loan Forgiveness
It's important to understand the variety of accounting approaches that may be used for reporting of PPP Loans and PPP Loan Forgiveness.
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Nov 5, 20204 min read
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