Who says business is simple?

Linda does. Simply put, you need to bring in more revenue than your expenses to make a profit. What could be more clear-cut and straight-forward than that? But that does not mean it is easy!

Do you wish there was a list, just like the one the hikers use to remember their compass, extra food and extra water? Well, there is. Download The Ten Essentials Planning Tool to build and lead a successful business, team or organization. After all, it is...

One setback after another

In business, as in any significant endeavor, things do not always go as planned. Setbacks happen and successful business owners and managers anticipate them, plan for them, manage them, and recover as quickly as possible.

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Shorten your Setback-to-Success Cycle

• Spot the setbacks before they happen
• Understand your business by understanding your numbers
• Set your business up for fewer setbacks and more successes

Conference and company presentations

Linda brings over 30 years of business experience to bear on your challenges.

• As a CPA she has advised many business owners
• As CFO of the family construction company, she managed the money, planned the projects and met with the bankers
• As a consultant to banks and credit unions across the country on loan quality and credit analysis, she knows how the lender sees your business and what it takes to get a business loan

If you want practical information instead of a book report, real world answers instead of a smooth talker, she'll take care of you. Well, she is a smooth talker but she also knows what she is talking about!

Take a look at these examples of keynote and concurrent session descriptions that we'll use as a starting point. Your presentation will be designed and delivered based on the needs of your audience and the theme of your conference.

Turn Upside Down, Right Side Up! Plan to Come Out on Top
(Keynote for business or banking audiences)
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Calm Seas or Rough Waters: The Ten Essentials for Success at Work
(Keynote for business or banking audiences)
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The TOP TEN Warning Signs for Business in a Recovery: Help your Lenders say YES
(Concurrent session for business audiences)
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Business training

When you look at Linda's picture on the home page do you see someone who is helpful, friendly and outgoing? Someone who can put you and your employees at ease on a complex and sometimes boring topic?

Or do you recognize the opening stance of a wrestling match?

The fact is Linda will do what it takes to help her clients understand their numbers and make better business decisions as a result. Fun and friendly if it works. Grapple them to the ground if need be.

You want training to be...

• Practical and applicable
• Understandable
• Worth the time and money invested

Continuing support

Improved business know-how is not a do-it-once-and-forget-it process. We offer continued access to the information you need. And through our extensive printed resources and our online and open-enrollment training, you can get the training and information you need when you need it.

Keep on learning...

• We offer an 'Ask Linda' service at the website. Ask a business question and Linda will answer it, that simple.
• The website has a site-wide search function. It will pull up the answer whether it is buried in the blog, an article or the 'Ask Linda' archives.
• Linda continues to take calls from clients long after the job is done.

Some great next steps:

• Contact us to learn more about our consulting services and onsite, shared or local, online or open-enrollment training
• Find just the business program you need at our page for Meeting Planners.