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 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 […]
Right People, Right Seats: The Hidden Profit Killer in Your Business with Pam Meissner
When profit starts to slip, most business owners look to cut costs or push sales harder. But what if the biggest drain on your bottom line isn’t in your P&L, it’s in your people? Our own Pam Meissner, COO and CFO here at CathCap, joined host Rocky Lalvani on the Profit Answer Man Podcast to […]
The Year in Numbers — What Your Financials Are Really Trying to Tell You
It’s easy to treat year-end financials like a scorecard.Revenue: up or down?Profit: better or worse?Did we “hit the number”? But after working with dozens of firms—across industries, growth stages, and leadership styles—we’ve learned something that might surprise you: The most important part of your financials isn’t the numbers.It’s the story they’re telling. Because even a […]
How Brooke Lively Helps Service Businesses Unlock Predictable Profits and Freedom
Join Brooke Lively on episode #112 of the Partnerships for Profit Podcast as she shares how service-based businesses can achieve predictable profits, eliminate money leaks, and scale with freedom. Listen here: https://open.spotify.com/episode/4G3POJghg77yDmrMLFPStg?si=6oAKMDrXQSyZw30WUL1fzg In this episode, Brooke explains how implementing the Entrepreneurial Operating System (EOS) and building accountability systems helps business leaders focus on strategy, empower their […]
What Progress Really Looks Like (and Why It’s Not Always Profit)
We’ve seen it more times than we can count: A leadership team finishes a brutal quarter, opens up the numbers, and… there’s no major profit bump. They sigh. They frown. They wonder if all the hard work meant anything at all. But here’s the thing we’ve learned after working with dozens of companies in all […]
The Emotional ROI of Financial Leadership
Every business has numbers. But the strongest ones? They have leadership behind the numbers. We don’t talk about it enough, but financial leadership does more than keep the books clean or the board happy. It creates emotional stability in times of strategic pressure. Think about it: How often are your biggest decisions driven not just […]
The Resilience Scorecard: How to Measure Business Continuity Readiness
You can’t build resilience during a crisis. That part has to come before. And yet, most leadership teams don’t know how resilient they actually are—until something breaks. A vendor goes dark. Cash runs dry. A key decision-maker goes offline. Suddenly, it’s fire drill mode. And you’re left asking, “How did we not see this coming?” […]
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