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You're Not a Vendor, You're an Unsecured Lender cash gap decisions losing money May 04, 2026

You're Not a Vendor, You're an Unsecured Lender

You've seen the engagement letter. You've seen the SOW. The milestone billing schedule looks airtight on paper — the kind of document that makes you fe...

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WhatYouBoughtvs.WhatYouA
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What You Bought vs. What You Acquired acquisition process documentation relationship capital transformation Apr 21, 2026

I've spent a meaningful portion of my career inside the work that happens after a deal closes, or a decision to move operations from one place to another gets made. Integration programs. Transfer-of-o...

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FourHeadwindsYourClientsAr
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Four Headwinds Your Clients Aren’t Modeling (UTN Issue #5) cash gap small business survival underlying the numbers why small businesses fail Apr 13, 2026

 Tax season is nearly over. You've been heads-down since January — inside the books, reconciling transactions, cleaning up what your clients handed you, filing returns against deadlines that don't car...

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Access Isn't Automatic. Here's How Owners Actually Activate It. Jan 07, 2026

If education alone doesn’t protect small businesses—and elite institutions quietly provide advantages most owners don’t have—then where does that leave everyone else?

The answer is not comforting, bu...

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Education Gives Access. Survival Requires Something Else Jan 05, 2026

Most of us were taught, directly or indirectly, that education was supposed to be protective. If you learned enough, planned well enough, understood the numbers, and made “good decisions,” your busine...

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The Status Quo is Failing Small Business Owners get time back losing money small business stabilty small business survival why small businesses fail Dec 29, 2025

There’s a quiet lie at the center of small business advice.

It says that if you’re smart enough, disciplined enough, educated enough, or hardworking enough, your business will survive.  It's a comfor...

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The Last Mile cash gap doing everything small business survival why small businesses fail Mar 26, 2025

Every dream has a last mile—the hardest mile. This is one mother’s story.

She told her son: “If you get accepted, I’ll make sure you can go.”
And he believed her.

Because he saw how she hustled.
Wor...

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Scaling Business Architects
Healthcare Tech Use Case (Part 2 - Breakthrough)
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Healthcare Tech Use Case (Part 2 - Breakthrough) automation bottleneck breakthrough healthcare healthcare tech outsourcing quality redundancy Aug 25, 2024

I was getting desperate for change, as Taysia noted that I wasn’t pulling my weight, and it was clear that I was hurting.  So, we reached out to Goodwin Academy for help.  We decided out of desperatio...

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Scaling Business Architects
Healthcare Tech Use Case (Part 1 - Burnout)
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Healthcare Tech Use Case (Part 1 - Burnout) burnout healthcare healthcare tech work-life balance Aug 25, 2024

My name is Mateo, and I'm here to tell you the story of my journey as a co-founder of Medi Sync Solutions.  Together with my co-founder, Taysia, we built a thriving but overwhelming electronic health ...

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Keep Your Boutique Thriving: How to Handle Cash Flow Like a Pro
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Keep Your Boutique Thriving: How to Handle Cash Flow Like a Pro boutique cash flow retail small business May 14, 2024

In the fast-moving world of retail, maintaining a healthy cash flow is not just important—it’s essential for survival and growth.  If inventory doesn’t move or bills come due before sales cover them, ...

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