Sageworks Blog

Apr17

Signs that business banking is back Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Apr 17, 2012 08:09

Business banking is back - well, mostly. Commercial lending has been growing, according to Federal Reserve data. And recent research by Sageworks, a financial information company, shows that business' borrowing-related financial ratios have improved, making access to credit more likely. [More]

Apr 12, 2012 08:28

Hartman King, CFO of Nashville restaurant developer MStreet Entertainment Group, discusses managing the chaos of growth and the benefit of evolving financial processes. [More]

Apr11

Avoid cash flow catastrophes: Part III - Frequency Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Apr 11, 2012 16:13

As with many things in finance, how often you perform or update your cash flow forecast depends on the business and your circumstances, according to Lauren Prosser, manager of advisory services at Sageworks. [More]

Apr10

19 banks stress tested, but what about the rest? Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Apr 10, 2012 09:30

Only 19 of the nation’s roughly 7,400 commercial banks were involved earlier this year in the Federal Reserve’s test of whether the banks could weather a severe recession that included 13 percent unemployment, a 50 percent drop in stock markets and a 21 percent decline in housing prices. But what about customers of the thousands of other banks holding some 40 percent of U.S. deposits? Those banks weren’t part of the Fed’s latest round of stress tests, so are customers worried about the health of their banks? [More]

Apr 06, 2012 09:39

Sageworks found that private companies are seeing healthy sales growth, around 8 percent annually with net profit margins remaining over or close to 6 percent for the last 12 months as unemployment rate ticks downward. [More]

Apr 05, 2012 10:21

Wai-Yan Sun, CFO of Boston-based technology and marketing firm FreeCause, discusses making trade-offs and the effort tied to cash flow forecasting. [More]

Apr04

Taking the pulse: Private nursing care centers Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Apr 04, 2012 12:03

Privately owned nursing care facilities posted lower sales growth than other parts of the health care industry in 2011 and than private companies as a whole, according to Sageworks' analysis of financial statements. [More]

Apr02

Avoid cash flow catastrophes: Part II Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Apr 02, 2012 15:35

One way you can tell that cash flow forecasting is a pain point for many people is the number of templates and software solutions that are available online. Nevertheless, you can also start developing your cash flow forecast simply, by thinking about the forecast the way you would a personal check register. [More]

Mar30

Key cost metrics for hot industries Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Mar 30, 2012 11:15

If you’ve been wondering what fields might be fertile for a new business, a good place to start is the Bureau of Labor Statistics’ new employment projections for 2010 to 2020. Sageworks examined several businesses that entrepreneurs might consider as they look to tap into the trends cited in the government’s employment outlook. [More]

Mar 28, 2012 19:36

Robert Frabasile, CFO of New York accounting firm Kiwi Partners Inc., discusses client relations and the role of balance sheet items in cash flow forecasting. [More]