Tom Spencer

AUGUST 26, 2013

LAST post, I highlighted the importance of strategy when considering the viability of a potential acquisition; however, before a final decision can be made, a consultant needs to estimate the value of the target company. Valuation of discounted expected future cash flows.

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Tom Spencer

SEPTEMBER 19, 2020

How certain can you be that your internship or full time offer from a consulting firm will hold? Top consulting firms have hundreds of current consultants either sitting idle or working a limited case load. During the dotcom bubble, the financial crisis, and the real estate bubble, what did consulting firms do?

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Strategic Planning and Management Insights

APRIL 13, 2023

How do you valuate a small business?

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CaseInterview.com

MAY 26, 2023

Management consulting is an industry that offers assistance with this kind of high-level decision-making and problem-solving. Management Consultants help businesses make strategic decisions that directly impact the entire company. What is Management Consulting A lot of people ask me, “What is management consulting exactly?”It’s

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Consultant Ninja

MARCH 4, 2009

Consultant Ninja. Management Consultant | Excel Jockey | Slide Monkey | Corporate Insurgent | One-Eyed Man in the Valley of the Blind Mckinsey | Bain | BCG | Booz | Oliver Wyman. Uniteds fuel hedging strategy has all the marks of some smooth-talking consultants or bankers. Posted by Consultant Ninja. Consulting. (88).

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Management Consulted

JANUARY 1, 2017

All acquirers will want to increase cash flow, but the length of their investment in the company will differ, depending on the type. How to use the Mergers and Acquisitions framework: Remember, most interviews are going to be focused in on due diligence strategy as to whether or not one company should buy another. Is it growing?

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 28, 2021

Many management consultants hardly complete two or three years in their jobs before they realize that there’s more to life than consulting. Some consultants leave for personal reasons, because they want to start a family or spend more time with their loved ones. BizOps / Strategy & Operations at tech firms.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 21, 2018

It was a very interesting experience, so in this post I will share what I learned, as well as talk about the role played by management consulting firms. The investment bankers assess current and projected future cash flows to determine how much debt they can take on, service, and pay down. Consulting, and EY-Parthenon.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 13, 2015

In this post we outline some mathematical concepts that may prove useful for solving consulting case questions. Net Present Value: The NPV of an investment is the present value of the series of expected future cash flows generated by the investment minus the cost of the initial investment. (Source: Flickr ).

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Tom Spencer

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

In the previous article , we introduced the key skills an effective consultant is expected to possess — but now what? As an aspiring consultant, simply knowing which skills to show on your CV is not enough; you’ll also need to know how to hone and highlight these skills, which is what we’ll be covering in this article.

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Asamby Consulting

DECEMBER 14, 2022

Time to bring in a consultant. But what does a consultant for small business cost? What is a consultant for small business A consultant for small business helps smaller organizations achieve their goals. The clients these consultants work with are no larger than 250 employees, typically between 15 and 100 employees.

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Women in Consulting

JUNE 12, 2014

We can also do specific things that can increase our cash flow. Offer New Services: If you want to improve your cash flow and build your business, think of adding additional service offerings to yourcustomers/clients. Running a Consulting Business Top Consulting Tips' Know your revenue mix gross income.

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Tom Spencer

JULY 7, 2015

Looking at it this way, assets will be resources that increase in value or generate cash flow. You may have one eye on cash flows, but you are basically trying to ensure your organisation’s long term survival and prosperity. If you are a strategist, then your goal is different again.

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Tom Spencer

JUNE 6, 2015

Looking at it this way, assets will be resources that increase in value or generate cash flow. You may have one eye on cash flows, but you are basically trying to ensure your organisation’s long term survival and prosperity. If you are a strategist, then your goal is different again.

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Tom Spencer

OCTOBER 15, 2021

5G networks are a promising wireless technology that online bookmakers and sports betting operators should factor into their business strategy. The onus is on online bookmakers and sports betting operators to incorporate 5G technology into business strategy in order to improve their services and make sports betting more enjoyable.

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Asamby Consulting

NOVEMBER 4, 2022

Small Business Operations Consulting An investment makes sense only when you get more in return than you invested. If you hire an operations consultant, this Return on Investment might be not easy to calculate. This blog posts outlines what the ROI for hiring a small business operations consultant is.

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Brimstone Consulting

MARCH 12, 2020

While the organization had strong core values and a revitalized product, its retail strategy and brand were underdeveloped. Further, many key operational mechanisms, such as cash flow, roles and responsibilities, market strategy, financing, inventory management, were not yet in place. Let's talk CONTACT BRIMSTONE.

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ConsultX

MARCH 1, 2022

Our Consultants are meeting with Business Owners around the world every day. They are seeing first hand how many opportunities are being missed to improve profitability and cash flow just from existing operations alone. This is Profit that is being missed out on from areas of the business that aren’t operating as they should.

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Harvard Business

AUGUST 15, 2017

One of the most stressful things about being self-employed is managing your cash flow. ” Here are some strategies to help you run the, ahem, “billing department” of your freelance business. “Most freelancers do not use accountants for bookkeeping,” but instead, as “periodic consultants.”

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Tom Spencer

MAY 10, 2015

Companies will of course need to keep an eye on cash flows, but important strategic decisions should not be held hostage by the quarterly earnings report.

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Johanna Rothman

MARCH 12, 2021

These folks have to manage the organization's cash flow. Rethink Your Easy Career Ladders, Part 4 appeared first on Johanna Rothman, Management Consultant. While every senior management team differs, here are ways I've found to influence them, with quantitative and qualitative data: Explain the economic impact of any change.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 31, 2019

An owner who should be keeping customer relationships tight, managing cash flow, motivating his people, etc. When I and others say owners should reduce their dependency it means they should concentrate on growth, vision, and strategy not doing menial tasks. appeared first on Martinka Consulting. Author) Nadia Bolz-Weber.

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Martinka Consulting

NOVEMBER 8, 2014

I represent a lot of business buyers and often I hear something like the following, “I won’t pay more than X times cash flow” (or profit, or EBITDA – pick your term). or 4, times cash flow” won’t get the deal when the bank will lend that amount or more.

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Harvard Business

APRIL 13, 2016

Managers, consultants, and academics around the world have long wrestled with this question. As United Rentals, the largest equipment rentals company, shifted its strategy to focus more on national customer accounts, it faced a huge forgetting challenge; branch managers needed to forget the fiefdom mentality. Andrew Nguyen/HBR STAFF.

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Martinka Consulting

AUGUST 6, 2018

Zweig writes that any form of modified profit isn’t cash flow. I get the feeling many people, even in my industry, don’t understand the difference between profit, Ebitda, and cash flow. The post Fool Me Once Or Fool Me All The Time appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Martinka Consulting

DECEMBER 12, 2019

About 15 years ago I started using the term “free cash flow,” which is pretty much the same as what’s above. The post What is Your Real Income appeared first on Martinka Consulting. A CFO type, not just a part-time bookkeeper who doesn’t know what a KPI (key performance indicator) is. Anticipated capital expenditures.

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 2, 2015

Banks factor in a salary figure before they determine cash flow for debt coverage. The post Fraud or Just Marketing appeared first on Martinka Consulting. It is amaze filled with twists and turns plus traps, trapdoors, and quicksand (once sucked into this line of thinking it’s hard to escape). Bob Marley.

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Martinka Consulting

SEPTEMBER 18, 2015

meaning the bottom line looks better but the future isn’t as bright), under-market wages, capital expenditures, and future cash flow. The post The Numbers are Just The Beginning appeared first on Martinka Consulting. Those topics were the industry, inventory, cut backs in spending on marketing, R&D, etc.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 22, 2017

The balance sheet is filled with information, some of which is: How does the company manage its cash flow and what level of working capital is needed? Is the owner bleeding the company of cash for personal use? The post Ignore the Balance Sheet at Your Own Risk appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 3, 2013

And, SBA loans are much safer than many other kinds of loans and, because SBA loans are considered “cash flow loans” (not requiring full collateral), they have better approval considerations. 1 debt coverage ratio and with cash flow considered a form of collateral (doesn’t require 100% tangible collateral).

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Martinka Consulting

OCTOBER 23, 2019

Sometimes it’s because they’d sooner “play” with their product than worry about the numbers and often it’s because they’re doing so well it becomes “management by checkbook,” as in, there’s plenty of money so who cares about cash flow, metrics, etc. Karl Popper.

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Martinka Consulting

DECEMBER 11, 2015

On November 17, 2015 we held our eighth Getting the Deal Done Breakfast Conference at the Bellevue Club (with co-sponsors PRK Law, Meridian Capital, Columbia Bank, Bashey Hutchinson & Walter, CPAs, and “Partner” On-Call/Martinka Consulting). The post Getting the Deal Done recap appeared first on Martinka Consulting.

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Harvard Business

JULY 20, 2016

Sumeet Goel, who founded HighPoint Associates , a professional advisory firm that staffs independent consultants at companies ranging from midsize ones to the Fortune 500, agrees that many freelancers often happen into it: “I’d say 90% go down this path because of circumstance. Principles to Remember.

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Martinka Consulting

APRIL 21, 2015

The seller got a higher price so she was more motivated to do a deal, the buyer has improved cash flow to grow the business and improve operations, and isn’t that what it’s all about. appeared first on Martinka Consulting. Business Buying Exit Strategies' Debt coverage ratio – 1.71:1 1 (a very healthy ratio).

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Martinka Consulting

JULY 22, 2020

Mentioned a few times was the figure “30%,” as in, what will the business, its cash flow, and debt coverage look like if revenue goes down 30%. The post All You Need to Know About COVID Era Banking appeared first on Martinka Consulting. And, no surprise, there will be more sensitivity analyses and stress tests.

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Martinka Consulting

MARCH 7, 2015

I expect to sell my business for 6X total cash flow (profit or EBITDA plus owner salary). The post Unrealistic Expectations appeared first on Martinka Consulting. Business Buying Exit Strategies' In the last few weeks owners (of companies doing $3-10 million in sales.

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Progressus

OCTOBER 27, 2023

Professional services is an expansive space spanning several industries – consulting firms, software publishers, IT service providers, even manufacturers and distributors that offer post-sale services — each with its own set of challenges, regulations, and opportunities.

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