Business Owners

How would an outsider look at your business?

When looking at your business, the first thing an outsider (a banker, buyer, investor) does is gain an understanding of your company’s historical financial performance and trends. This information comes from your financial statements.  Whether you plan to sell in the near future or not, analyzing your business as an outsider means you are managing your company as an investment, working on your business not just in your business.

The Business Trend Analysis (BTA) puts you in the driver’s seat to decode and understand your trends as an outsider would, and use them to manage wisely and increase value – before a buyer comes knocking.

By simply entering 3-5 years of financial information into the secure, encrypted portal, the BTA will show you:

• What is the story behind your numbers? For example: What’s causing my gross profits to decrease and how do I increase gross profits? How are my operating expenses increasing relative to sales? What’s going on with my labor expense?
• The 7 key ratios you should keep your eye on to track the overall health of your business and how you compare to your peers.
• What’s currently happening and what’s the outlook for your industry through the iExpert Industry report.
• Based on historical performance, is the value of your business generally increasing or decreasing?

To see how the BTA works, click here.