Financial
Big Tip : Cash is King. Get with your AR/AP/Financial team to make a plan for cash flow
- Take advantage of current opportunities for low interest loans and grants related to disaster assistance by the Federal Government
- Cut all non-essential overhead and negotiate discounts with lenders and vendors where appropriate
- Don’t cut too deeply into marketing and sales budgets – follow ROI, not emotions
- Cut operating expenses by a minimum of 30%
- If you have rent, ask your landlord for a 180 day rent reduction (they won’t agree, but might agree to 90)
- All monthly expenditures need to be evaluated and cut unless they are absolutely necessary (offshore recruiting is a big one – drop it)
- It’s terrible, but we need to cut staff. Better to have a half empty office that we can rebuild than having no office
- Request ACH/Wire payments from Clients
- Remove all auto-payment functions on your accounts that way you can actively track money coming and going in your business accounts
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