Sageworks Blog

Oct 13, 2011 09:50

Sageworks CEO Brian Hamilton this week hosted a live chat on Inc.’s website, where he offered his take on the economy, advice on starting a business and some encouraging words about making your business succeed. [More]

Oct 12, 2011 18:08

Sageworks has highlighted recent gains in profit per employee, a measure of productivity, and now an article on CFO.com indicates much of those gains may be tied largely to improved business processes and technology. [More]

Oct11

As Wall Street Kicks Off 3Q Reports, Main Street Still Kicking Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 11, 2011 09:47

As quarterly profit reports from Wall Street flood in, Sageworks analyzed privately held companies in more than 180 industries and found that 94 percent of those industries posted positive sales growth over the last 12 months.
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Oct 04, 2011 11:42

Despite rising costs for flights and hotel rooms, business travel this year has rebounded as executives try to grow the top line, according to American Express Global Business Travel, which handles business travel and meetings management. The firm offers tips to ease travel-budget pressures. [More]

Oct03

As auto sales improve, parts makers posting strong growth Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 03, 2011 17:17

Privately owned motor-vehicle parts manufacturers in the U.S. have posted one of the strongest sales growth rates among all U.S. industries in the past 12 months, according to a new analysis of financial statements by Sageworks, a financial information company. [More]

Oct03

High gold prices took the shine off jewelry stores’ margins Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Oct 03, 2011 07:59

All that glitters is not gold in jewelry retailing. Despite a nearly 11% drop this month, gold prices are more than five times 2002 levels. But net profit margins among privately owned jewelry stores are actually lower than in 2002, according to an analysis of financial statements by Sageworks, a financial information company. [More]

Sep28

Forbes: Clues in Capital Spending Mary Ellen Biery [email] Research Specialist

Sep 28, 2011 17:39

U.S. business leaders are more tightfisted than earlier this year, worrying some folks that a major growth driver of the shaky U.S. economy will screech to a halt if companies hoard cash. But don't push the double-dip recession panic button yet. [More]

Sep20

Huffington Post: "Lackluster Year Ahead: Financial Professionals Predict No Change" Brian HamiltonChairman

Sep 20, 2011 17:19

Stock market volatility is becoming the norm in the U.S., and in some countries abroad, economic stability is even more difficult to find. With such pessimistic news permeating the media, it is no surprise that financial professionals are less than enthusiastic about the U.S. economy's outlook for the coming year. [More]

Sep15

CFO Corner: Gerard Perri, Profitable Despite Bank's Environment Brad Schaefer [email] Analyst

Sep 15, 2011 09:11

What was the biggest challenge your organization faced over the last 12 months, and how were you able to overcome it with financial leadership? As a newly established bank, our challenge has been to become profitable in as short a period of time as possible. [More]

Sep12

13 Ways Businesses Can Prepare for a Volatile Market Libby Bierman [email] Analyst

Sep 12, 2011 14:19

How do businesses buffer themselves in a penny-pinching economy? The clearest solution is to cut out some of the fat. Here are some suggestions: [More]