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The Financial Forecast and KPIs: Both Line the Path to Success
By now successful businesses have either finalized their 2025 financial forecast or are in the process of finishing that forecasting. A...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Oct 30, 20244 min read


Looking at Expectations for Q4 2024
Next week marks the end of the third quarter of 2024, with borrowers sending in their September year to date results soon. Lenders...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Sep 24, 20243 min read


Reset? Push Out? Pull In?
Reset. Push Out. Pull In. These are the recurring themes Focus Management Group (“FMG”) is hearing as we work with borrowers and...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Aug 22, 20243 min read


Focus Management Group at the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives Annual Meeting
Join two Focus Management Group team members at the National Society of Accountants for Cooperatives Annual Meeting on July 28-31, 2024...
FMG
Jul 16, 20241 min read


Retail Sales Impacts and Manufacturing Demand
The lingering impact of the Covid 19 shutdowns and the remote work craze continue to be felt in the economy. As lenders are reviewing...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Jul 9, 20242 min read


Why should a lender require accounts payable reporting?
Lenders typically ask for monthly financial statements, and for ABL structures a monthly borrowing base certificate (“BBC”) with related...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 16, 20242 min read


What are the easiest ways to improve cash management?
The combination of high interest rates and inflation have caused many businesses to think about improving their cash management...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Apr 4, 20244 min read


Why is customer profitability and cost accounting important now?
Companies have considered customer profitability and cost accounting to be luxuries, but that needs to change now! With the impacts of...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 27, 20243 min read


Is there a soft landing for middle market borrowers?
For months the news has been full of premonitions of a recession contrasting against hopes the Federal Reserve Board will be able to...
Juanita Schwartzkopf
Mar 19, 20243 min read


Why is Adjusted EBITDA important in a Quality of Earnings?
Adjusted EBITDA (Earnings Before Interest, Taxes, Depreciation, and Amortization) is a crucial metric in evaluating the quality of...
FMG
Feb 15, 20242 min read
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