I have a “side hustle” when I’m not occupied with running the CFO for Rent business; it’s investing in commercial real estate, along with some of my clients and close friends. It’s the business I’ll pursue more fully when I’m no longer offering consulting services,...
We have two clients currently looking to improve or change their banking relationship. In both cases the reason is twofold: the need for growth capital and the unresponsiveness of their current bank. Neither is based in southern California, where intense banking...
We are often asked by clients and business associates if this firm or that firm is a good source for advice and professional guidance regarding (whatever). The need may be for a bank, a law firm, insurance agency, search firm or any of the myriad professional services...
Call it leverage. Call it borrowing. Call it debt. All ways of saying that you got a loan to help your business grow (or, in 2020, to survive). This is not the free debt you get from delaying paying your bills, this is: go to the bank, ask for money, agree to pay...
Pick up any business newspaper today and someone will be opining on the interest rate yield curve. Is it going up, going down, reversing, inverting, or just resting quietly? You’re busy running a business that isn’t a bank, so what’s that all about? Why do you care?...