Leonard BreckenMar 7, 20181 minMaximizing Profits for Business OwnersAt CCS we maximize a businesses profits by optimizing the financials of the business by illustrating how & where it makes its profits now & in the future. B...
Leonard BreckenAug 3, 20192 minCorporate Earnings RecessionDespite what GDP may say the mothers milk of an economy is the health of corporate earnings which in turn will determine such things as hiring, investment, w...
Leonard BreckenMay 7, 20191 minEstate Planning Considerations for Business Owners. Recently we on boarded a new client and discovered when reviewing his business practices that the owner kept many of the processes to run his business in his...
Leonard BreckenJan 24, 20191 minAccounting vs Profit Financial AlignmentMost small businesses books are done in such a way that aligns them to pay taxes not measure or improve profits. The key to successfully improving the profi...
Leonard BreckenDec 31, 20182 minImportance of A Competitive AdvantageOne of the first questions I ask new clients is: WHAT IS YOUR COMPETITIVE ADVANTAGE? Believe it or not by have one may foretole your success as a business ...
Leonard BreckenDec 29, 20182 min2019 An Economy In Search of New Growth2018 economically started strong as the tax cuts kicked in, but over time the combination of higher interest rates & Quantitative Tightening (Federal Reserve...
Leonard BreckenNov 16, 20182 minTrade War & Split CongressJust wanted to take a moment to make a few comments as we head into 2019 post the elections. The GOP losing control of the House in our view has increased t...
Leonard BreckenNov 13, 20181 minUsing Quickbooks As A Profit Tool Many small business owners use Quickbooks as a tool organizing the mechanics of a business, but fail to utilize it to ENHANCE profits. This is due to NOT ho...
Leonard BreckenNov 12, 20181 minTracking the RIGHT Data For Your BusinessJust like a house, without a good foundation, it will crumble. Well for profits, this is also true as if your to capturing the RIGHT to analyze your profits...
Leonard BreckenOct 25, 20183 minThe Economic Road Past & FutureSome of you haven't know me long and others understandably don't read every article/post I write. So I thought it necessary to review where we came from and...
Leonard BreckenOct 23, 20182 minValue of ForesightHow much do you as a business owner having a person on your team that can add to foresight on the economy to better guide your strategy? Over the last 12-18...
Leonard BreckenOct 16, 20182 minImportance of Resource Mgt Planning Resource management is the precursor to profit management in that you can't do one without the other. Meaning you can't maximize the most you can earn from ...
Leonard BreckenOct 10, 20181 minUnintended Consequences & The Tipping PointIn prior articles/posts we outlined the primary aim of the tax cuts was to finally create wage inflation through higher economic growth. Our article entitle...
Leonard BreckenSep 13, 20181 minBoosting Asset ProductivityOne of the more interesting ways to boost productivity of your assets is the use of dispatch software that allows to efficiently deploy not only your labor a...
Leonard BreckenSep 12, 20181 minWage Pressure. Many business owners and economists wonder when will wage pressures emerge to pressure profit margins as well interest rates. The data shows wage increases ...
Leonard BreckenSep 10, 20181 minBiz Owner "Burn Out"I recently spent time with a Business Broker who mentioned that by the time most business owners choose to sell their business they have completely checkout ...
Leonard BreckenSep 2, 20181 minCOMMUTING TIME & PRODUCTIVITY LOSS.One of the key drivers of profits is labor productivity. The loss of productivity can be as result of many things including the policy of where employees ca...
