Grow your business using better financial intelligence | Corelytics financial dashboard » Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com Use financial intelligence to see a clearer picture of your business and industry Wed, 08 Feb 2012 02:08:43 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 Is Your Company Financially Healthy? http://www.coreconnex.com/2012/02/07/is-your-company-financially-healthy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=is-your-company-financially-healthy http://www.coreconnex.com/2012/02/07/is-your-company-financially-healthy/#comments Tue, 07 Feb 2012 23:19:57 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=6039 There are many ways to drive a company into the ground and not even know it. It’s usually not a total surprise when a company crashes, but most owners usually don’t really have a sense of when or how bad the crash will be.

Ironically, most companies that are doing well also don’t know how well they are doing and…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2012/02/07/is-your-company-financially-healthy/feed/ 0 Small Businesses are the Engine of the Global Economy http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/11/27/small-businesses-are-the-engine-of-the-global-economy/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=small-businesses-are-the-engine-of-the-global-economy http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/11/27/small-businesses-are-the-engine-of-the-global-economy/#comments Sun, 27 Nov 2011 18:50:13 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=5601 Small businesses generate more than 50% of the GDP and employ about 70% of the workforce (data from Wikipedia). Since the US GDP is about $14.5 trillion and the number 2 global economy is China at $5.9 trillion, you can see that the small business engine in the US is bigger than the GDP of China.

And small business is…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/11/27/small-businesses-are-the-engine-of-the-global-economy/feed/ 3 3 Common Mistakes That Can Hurt Your Business http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/10/10/3-common-mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=3-common-mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-business http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/10/10/3-common-mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-business/#comments Tue, 11 Oct 2011 05:35:52 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=5240 Building a business is a hard job. It feels like a constant race against time. Once you get behind financially it can be very hard to dig out. In fact it takes much more work to “come back” than it does to “stay ahead.” But most companies don’t really know where the bright line is between falling behind and moving…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/10/10/3-common-mistakes-that-can-hurt-your-business/feed/ 0 When Sales Growth Can Ruin Your Company http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/09/07/when-sales-growth-can-ruin-your-company/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=when-sales-growth-can-ruin-your-company http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/09/07/when-sales-growth-can-ruin-your-company/#comments Thu, 08 Sep 2011 05:03:25 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=5092 Over the past several months we have been noticing a surprising number of companies growing their top line and shrinking their bottom line. Increasing revenues and decreasing profits should set off major alarm bells. Though there are times when that can be a good thing, like right after you hire a new engineer, it is definitely not a situation that…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/09/07/when-sales-growth-can-ruin-your-company/feed/ 0 The Biggest Driver of Profits is Not What You’d Expect http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/25/revemployee/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=revemployee http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/25/revemployee/#comments Thu, 25 Aug 2011 17:49:55 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=5081 It’s not payroll, not the number of clients, not ability to land new sales, not billing rates, not the business model, not overheads and not a lot of other things that  might come to mind.  The one metric that jumps out as the clear driver is total revenue per employee.  Research shows there is very little meaningful difference in these aforementinoed…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/25/revemployee/feed/ 3 Azure Platform for Industrial-Strength SaaS! http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/16/azure-platform-for-industrial-strength-saas/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=azure-platform-for-industrial-strength-saas http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/16/azure-platform-for-industrial-strength-saas/#comments Wed, 17 Aug 2011 00:30:43 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=5006

Azure Platform for Industrial-Strength SaaS!

Corelytics is now certified and operational on Microsoft’s Windows Azure cloud. We are taking this cloud thing seriously, and are now doing what we have advised other companies to do.

Microsoft recently interviewed us about our app and our move to Azure.

Why did we make this transition? Actually there are a lot…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/16/azure-platform-for-industrial-strength-saas/feed/ 0 We Won the Intuit Apps Showcase Grand Prize! What’s Next for Corelytics? http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/12/we-won-the-intuit-apps-showcase-grand-prize-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-corelytics/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=we-won-the-intuit-apps-showcase-grand-prize-what%25e2%2580%2599s-next-for-corelytics http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/12/we-won-the-intuit-apps-showcase-grand-prize-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-corelytics/#comments Fri, 12 Aug 2011 21:08:17 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=4947 Corelytics was thrilled to receive the grand prize in the Intuit Apps Showcase event last night in San Francisco with Team Intuit, ten venture capitalist judges, QuickBooks Pro Advisers and a ballroom full of peers from the Intuit App ecosystem.  Corelytics receives $25,000 plus a marketing campaign with Intuit. 

Here’s what Intuit says about Corelytics

Read the Intuit Press Release

The…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/08/12/we-won-the-intuit-apps-showcase-grand-prize-what%e2%80%99s-next-for-corelytics/feed/ 1 Market Trends – How Do They Impact Your Business? http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/02/11/market-trends-%e2%80%93-how-do-they-impact-your-business/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=market-trends-%25e2%2580%2593-how-do-they-impact-your-business http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/02/11/market-trends-%e2%80%93-how-do-they-impact-your-business/#comments Fri, 11 Feb 2011 07:24:38 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=4326 Serious boaters, and especially sail boaters, will tell you that plotting a course to your destination is critical but not enough to get you there. You also need to compensate for winds and currents. You need to know about tide changes and current flows and how they impact your course or you might find yourself at an unintended destination.

Business…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/02/11/market-trends-%e2%80%93-how-do-they-impact-your-business/feed/ 0 Employee Contributions – No Room for Guessing http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/01/23/employee-contributions-%e2%80%93-no-room-for-guessing/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=employee-contributions-%25e2%2580%2593-no-room-for-guessing http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/01/23/employee-contributions-%e2%80%93-no-room-for-guessing/#comments Mon, 24 Jan 2011 02:06:44 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=4314 Your biggest expense is your payroll. And your most unforgiving payees are your employees. If you miss  payroll or make partial payment to staff, there is panic, fear and major distrust. You are messing with their livelihood and that is not acceptable. But if your employees contribute what is less than needed to run the business… well, ooops… that’s just…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2011/01/23/employee-contributions-%e2%80%93-no-room-for-guessing/feed/ 1 Coaches – Bring Value to Clients with a Dashboard http://www.coreconnex.com/2010/11/23/coaches-%e2%80%93-bring-value-to-clients-with-a-dashboard/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=coaches-%25e2%2580%2593-bring-value-to-clients-with-a-dashboard http://www.coreconnex.com/2010/11/23/coaches-%e2%80%93-bring-value-to-clients-with-a-dashboard/#comments Tue, 23 Nov 2010 23:52:45 +0000 Frank Coker http://www.coreconnex.com/?p=4181 Calling all business coaches, management consultants and advisors: we now have coaches using the Corelytics Financial Dashboard as a part of their service offering and getting great results!

The real beauty of making Corelytics part of the client relationship is that you, as coach, no longer have to ask for financial performance information. You automatically get to see exactly what your…

]]> http://www.coreconnex.com/2010/11/23/coaches-%e2%80%93-bring-value-to-clients-with-a-dashboard/feed/ 0