Strategic Planning

Episode 50: You Can’t Put Lipstick On A Pig!  – Signs Your Business May Be In Trouble

Today we’re highlighting some adverse trends that indicate problems are arising in your business. If your business is struggling because you’ve hit a plateau, or your business is headed in the wrong direction, you’ll want to pay attention to these warning signs of decline. Poor working capital controls will ultimately get your business into trouble….

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Episode 49: I’m Turning My Company Around – I’m Starting with the Man in the Mirror

Emerge Dynamics is all about how businesses can emerge from their peers, and businesses accomplish that when they are well-run. This is especially true during a downturn, so today we’re focusing on how you can guide your business through these challenging times. There are so many bankruptcies happening in 2023. Why is that? It can…

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Episode 48: Building Strength Through Discipline in Your Borrowing Base – Part 2 of 2

Today we continue the conversation around your borrowing base. This episode dives deeper into why you may want to consider a borrowing base to finance your working capital so that you can help your business meet its potential. We also discuss the importance of having healthy accounts receivable, and how to use it in the…

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Episode 47: Building Strength Through Discipline in Your Borrowing Base – Part 1 of 2

On today’s episode, we’re discussing the mechanics of a borrowing base. This is an episode that will have value in the current economy, and will still have value in future economies. Discussion will involve current events, but ultimately, the goal is to provide solutions that will be applicable in any economy. This is a tactical…

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Episode 46: Is Stagflation Here? Making a Plan for the Future.

Today we’re broaching a topic that’s been on everybody’s minds, which is inflation. This is a crazy time we are living in, and it’s no different in the business environment. For the first time, the Federal Reserve has actually publicly warned that there is a mild recession. The prices we see increasing every day are…

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Episode 43: How to Make $5,000 Per Hour

We’re continuing our conversation about how us business owners can improve as individuals, and today’s theme is that how you spend your time really matters. We’re bringing in two concepts: The Rainmaker’s Dilemma, and the “Value Ladder” from the book “Time Really Is Money: How to Work for $5,000 Per Hour” by Rob Slee. Rob…

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Episode 42: Bank Failures – Financial Crisis or Isolated Incidents?

There’s so much going on these past few weeks that affects business owners, so today we’re taking a pause from our recent topics to talk about this current environment instead. Suddenly banks are failing, so we’ll get into what’s behind those along with the continuously increasing interest rates. When looking back at the past 50…

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Episode 40: Business Processes – How To Clone Yourself

Curious to know what helps businesses emerge from their peers? Documenting your processes is key. This requires discipline by looking at the consistent application of processes within your business. You must have full documentation, and then train off of that to systematize the way your processes flow. This is optimal for growth.   Looking deeper,…

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Episode 39: Customer Journey – Do You Even Care About This Relationship Anymore?

The customer journey is so important, but even more so during a downturn. There needs to be clarity for the customer about what services and products you’re providing. Having this ensures you’re making that experience as amazing as possible. Alongside that experience, it’s an opportunity to make improvements. With more insight, you can begin to…

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Episode 38: Growing By Acquisition Through A Downturn

Today’s episode in our series about growing through a downturn is about acquisitions. This can be a great way to grow, but great caution must still be exercised. Doing an acquisition into an industry that usually falls deeply during a downturn could be a big problem. We may or may not be in a recession,…

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