Raising a Business: Parenting your Company from “First Steps” to “Letting Go”

  If you’ve ever started a business, you’ve probably referred to it as your “baby” more than once. It’s not just an expression; it’s the truth! In the…

Will AI Kill Consulting? Why Human Experience Still Matters

  Will AI Kill Consulting? Why Human Expertise Still Matters Everywhere we turn, we hear talk of artificial intelligence reshaping industries, automating jobs, and even replacing experts. In…

Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste

  Never Let a Good Crisis Go to Waste: Lessons from Milwaukee’s Historic Flooding For weeks now, Milwaukee and Waukesha Counties have been dealing with the aftermath of…

Building an Executable Annual Plan to Exceed Expectations

  Annual Planning and Execution: A Basic Roadmap for Business Owners  For business owners, annual planning and execution form the foundation of sustainable growth and success. A well-structured…

Unlocking Success: Building Habits & Mindset for Mid-Quarter Strategy Execution

As the calendar approaches the second half of the calendar year, you and your management team stand at a pivotal juncture. The strategic plan is in place—the blueprint…

Are we forgetting the people?

With all the talk about AI lately, it would be easy to think that we are forgetting the people.  Automation, and AI in particular, are great tools and…

Understanding our biases when it comes to COVID-19 Risks…

While some of the dust has settled on COVID-19, this pandemic is still having ripple effects in economies throughout the world.  A variety of biases[1] have been shown to be…

Jason Sellnow Brings Operational Finance Solutions Experience to Oak Hill Business Partners

Oak Hill Business Partners announces the hiring of veteran operational finance professional Jason Sellnow. Sellnow adds a proven track record of helping clients improve their profitability to a…

When It Comes To Sales, Do Good Things Really Come To Those Who Wait Or…Does The Early Bird Truly Get The Worm?

How would you describe your company’s basic business-to-business sales philosophy: passive/reactive or aggressive/proactive? The passive/reactive philosophy is not necessarily the wrong approach just as the aggressive/proactive philosophy is…

Why Are Financial Statements Important?

We hear this regularly when we are meeting with business owners; especially relatively new businesses.  Some of you may be thinking, “How can you ask a question like…