Posts Tagged ‘profit margin’

OBJ Business Survival Guide, Part I

by Survive and Thrive - Monday, July 13th, 2009

The Ottawa Business Journal’s first Business Survival Guide provided a series of articles with insights from experts on a range of topics, from handling economic downdrafts as a technology company, to mitigating the impact of volatile commodity prices on your cash flow, managing facilities costs and financing options for startups.

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Taxes: Making the inevitable as painless as possible

by David Logan - Tuesday, July 7th, 2009

Though it is a cliché, it does bear repeating as a simple, unavoidable truth – nothing is as certain as death and taxes. And while we can always hope that the first is far off, the latter will occur with frequent and unavoidable regularity.
As a business that may be struggling, or proactively looking at ways [...]

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Cost Reduction: A penny saved is a penny earned

by Marian Kneitz - Friday, July 3rd, 2009

As a business owner, you are acutely aware of the importance of maintaining positive cash flow. But just because you’re in the black, it doesn’t mean your costs are being managed as effectively as they could be. And if the bottom line is under pressure, taking a hard look at costs can make all the [...]

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Understand and control your cash flow, don’t let it control you

by David Logan - Sunday, June 28th, 2009

The issue
Business people know that their business cannot effectively operate without proper cash flow. The issue is to gain an understanding of the details of your businesses cash flow needs, anticipate problems and have solutions. In general if your cash flow has deteriorated and the bank is calling you to repay a demand loan or [...]

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