2026 Profitability Reset: How Field-Service Companies Can Turn Job Data Into Financial Clarity
You’re Sitting on the Answers But Not Using Them Field-service companies generate a staggering amount of data every single day. Job times. Material usage. Callbacks. Technician schedules. Overtime. Travel gaps. Most owners assume that data lives purely in operations. Necessary, but tactical. That assumption is expensive. Because when job-level data never makes it into financial […]
The 2026 Law-Firm Operating Model: What Must Change to Grow in the Next 12 Months
2026 Will Reward the Firms That Rebuild, Not the Firms That React Most law firms heading into 2026 are still operating on a structure designed for 2019. The volume is higher, the cases are more complex, staffing expectations have shifted, and cash flow looks more like a heartbeat monitor than a calendar. If firms want […]
The 2026 Advantage: Turn a Messy 2025 Into a Scalable, Profitable Year
If 2025 felt chaotic in your firm — unpredictable case durations, revenue spikes that didn’t match cash flow, margins that wandered like a distracted associate — you’re not behind. You’re sitting on data most firm owners never bother to decode. The advantage isn’t in having a perfect year. The advantage is in learning from an […]
Beyond the Busy Season: Turning Last Year’s Lessons into Next Year’s Edge
The end of the busy season tricks a lot of owners. When the last job is done and the phones finally slow down, the instinct is to breathe and wrap up the year. But if your goal is more profit, smoother workflows, and healthier cash flow next year, this moment is not a wrap up […]
Purpose, Profit & Performance with Pam Meisner
Pam Meissner, CFO/COO at CathCap, joined co-hosts David Meltzer and Rhett Power on episode #797 of Soul of Business Office Hours to explore the keys to business success, leadership, and human performance. Also featured on the episode was Mark Harris, CEO & Co-founder of HeroWear, who shared how innovative exosuit technology can reduce back strain, […]
Lessons from the Ledger: What Your Financials Say About Your Firm’s Future
Law firms don’t fail because of one bad month. They drift into trouble slowly—quarter by quarter, case by case—while the financials quietly try to warn you. The challenge? Most attorneys read their P&L like a compliance document, not like the strategic instrument it actually is. And that’s a missed opportunity, because a well-read P&L tells […]
The Cash Conversion Cycle Explained
The Short Answer: The cash conversion cycle (CCC) measures how long it takes for your business to turn an initial investment in inventory and operations into cash from customer payments. It helps you understand how efficiently cash moves through your business. Table of Contents The cash conversion cycle offers a clear view of how quickly […]
The Power of the Pause: How Owners Who Step Back Move Forward Faster
When Matt launched his landscaping company, his biggest fear was slowing down. He prided himself on being “always on”—first truck out, last one back, answering texts at midnight. Each busy season, he added more clients, more crews, more chaos. And for a while, it worked. Until it didn’t. By the end of one especially brutal […]
The Case for Reflection: Why Law Firm Growth Stalls After Success
The Plateau Problem: When Momentum Masks Stagnation Every successful law firm reaches a moment where the graph flattens. Revenue steadies between $5M and $10M, partners are busier than ever, and on paper, everything looks great. Yet underneath the surface, something shifts. Growth slows. Margins tighten. The firm is running harder—but not necessarily running better. We […]
How to Prepare Your Business for a Recession
The Short Answer: To prepare your business for a recession, build a cash reserve, protect profit margins, and secure financing options before an economic downturn hits. Use simple weekly cash flow visibility and clear decision rules so you can move fast in uncertain times. A recession is a period of temporary economic decline during which […]
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