Author: Tofiq Indawala, PMP As businesses face this unprecedented time due to the COVID-19 pandemic, having access to critical business data has become even more vital. Businesses need critical data faster and more reliably then ever before to help make … Read More
financial management
Don’t Be a Cash-Blind Owner Part 2 – Sources & Uses of Cash
What makes a financially successful integration business? One with high profits? One with a solid financial plan? Many owners believe that, if profits are solid, then the company is solid. As we revealed in Part 1 of our blog series, Don’t … Read More
5 Revenue Recognition Challenges That Can Be Overcome with Automation
While revenue accounting has always been complex, ASC 606 has introduced new revenue recognition challenges for integrators. Thanks to the recent changes in FASB’s ASC 606 standard, revenue recognition is increasingly top-of-mind for CFOs and Controllers. Over the years, as … Read More
A Message from Solutions360 about COVID-19
I hope this message finds you, your loved ones and your employees well. This past week has presented many challenges to our businesses and families as we all look to adapt our lifestyles to the realities we face today. The … Read More
Don’t Be a Cash-Blind Owner Part 1: Days Sales Outstanding
During my decades-long career as a CFO, I’ve had the great pleasure of knowing and interacting with many superbly talented entrepreneurs. Unfortunately, some of these remarkable individuals are also what I call “cash-blind owners.” This “disorder” describes otherwise-savvy business owners … Read More
Close the Profitability Loop in Your Job Costing Process
Job costing is one of the most complicated issues that Solutions360 has seen in the integration industry. Solutions360 has worked with more than 200 integrators, and fewer than 10 percent were satisfied with their job costing process, prior to implementing … Read More
Who Owns the Estimating Process – Sales or Operations?
Who should be responsible for the estimating process? One of the issues that Solutions360 often addresses with customers is the estimating process. Today, our own Tofiq Indawala, is joined by Steve Riley, of Navigate Management Consulting, to discuss who should … Read More
Yes, Your Customers Want AV-as-a-Service!
We have been talking a lot lately about the benefits of embracing the AV-as-a-Service business model. But, this is not a new concept, it is just fairly new to the AV space. “Customers are already consuming other technology that way, … Read More
Revenue Recognition Basics with Brad Dempsey
Revenue recognition standards determine both how much and when revenue is recognized on the income statement…so that’s a big deal. The new revenue recognition rules came into effect for non-public companies for fiscal years beginning after December 15, 2018. So … Read More
Would You Rather Increase Revenue, or Reduce Costs?
It takes about $100 of revenue to add $10 of profit, but it only takes $10 of cost savings to add $10 of profit. So, would you rather increase revenue, or reduce costs? Sales Executives generally think their role is … Read More