7/12/10 at 12:57 PM by Frank Coker Building a successful company is all about management. Fuzzy management leads to no traction. Precision management leads to predictable growth, ability to respond to changing market conditions and, in the end, a company that has greater value in the market. This is a fact of life that has very few exceptions.
With that in mind, we have just expanded the…
7/7/10 at 2:17 PM by Frank Coker CoreConnex is excited to announce CompTIA as our newest channel partner. CompTIA is now offering the Corelytics™ Financial Dashboard, CompTIA Edition, to all its members. Corelytics Lite will be available for FREE for the first 12 months and $49 per year thereafter, and Corelytics Standard is available for $49 per month plus a $180 setup fee. CompTIA members can sign up at…
7/6/10 at 7:49 AM by Frank Coker What are the basic food groups for a healthy body? Did you eat your Wheaties today? What are the basic resources for a healthy business? What does your business eat for breakfast? If your business is not getting a balanced diet of key resources and direction, it simply is not going to be strong and healthy.
So what are the…
4/14/10 at 8:36 PM by Frank Coker CoreConnex is very excited to announce Tigerpaw as our newest channel partner in a growing list of PSA software vendors. Our partners are a world class community of innovators who are passionate about improving the financial health and performance of their customers.
Tigerpaw is a leading developer of end-to-end business automation and service management software. Tigerpaw empowers thousands of businesses to…
4/9/10 at 4:24 PM by Frank Coker Your past performance can be an excellent predictor of your future. With the right analytical tools, you can get a pretty clear picture of a range of potential futures – some good, some bad. Once you understand the range of possibilities, it becomes much easier to choose the actions that lead to the most positive future.
3/30/10 at 5:06 PM by Frank Coker Understanding financial ratios is an important part of managing company performance. Large companies have had a long tradition of using ratios as a way to monitor and manage business performance. Small companies have tended to not use ratios because of the work involved in doing the calculations. That is all changing with tools like the Corelytics Financial Dashboard that not…
3/23/10 at 5:00 PM by Frank Coker “Trajectory” is not a common business term. It’s usually associated with missiles, footballs and career paths. But it can be a very insightful way to visualize your business.
Most business owners know that you need to “take aim” if you want to hit a target. Even so, most business owners don’t aim their business focus with any real precision and…
12/31/08 at 12:37 PM by Frank Coker In the past 6 months, 71% of IT service companies (MSPs, VARs, and other IT service providers) surveyed by CoreConnex have continued to grow in spite of the global economic down turn. Of these growing companies 80% continue to show healthy profitability. All evidence shows that the economic down-turn is good for IT service businesses.
As we look closer, we…
10/17/08 at 2:20 PM by Frank Coker Overview
The term “client portfolio” gets used a lot, but the real power of the concept is usually lost. The portfolio concept is actually a very rich way to understand the value and opportunities in your existing list of clients. It takes time and effort to do a full portfolio evaluation but it can make a big difference in how…
9/19/08 at 10:09 AM by Frank Coker Perhaps this is a walk on the “wild” side for those who are more comfortable with technology and less comfortable with finance. For many owners of VAR, MSP, and outsourced IT service companies, it’s the technical challenges that they thrive on. Lock them in a room with their own P&Ls and cash flow statements and the keen edge…
