by Steven Kohnke | Oct 10, 2026 | Business Strategy, Finance, Operations, Process
How Do You Prevent Scope Creep?To prevent scope creep, define what the client is buying, make extra requests visible, and approve changes before you deliver them.Give your team a consistent way to include, swap, quote, or defer additional work, and review the margin... 
by Steven Kohnke | Oct 4, 2026 | Business Strategy, Finance, Operations, People, Uncategorized
Profit per Employee: Formula, Examples, and Hiring DecisionsWhat Is Profit per Employee?Profit per employee is company profit divided by employee count or full-time equivalents (FTEs) for the same period.In a small business, use average FTEs and name the profit... 
by Steven Kohnke | Aug 23, 2026 | Business Growth, Finance, Operations
WordPress paste version. Whitespace between tags is removed on purpose: wpautop rewrites newlines into and and will break tags apart. Paste all three blocks into ONE Divi Code module, in this order. -->Finance · Business StrategyCash Conversion Cycle for Small... 
by Steven Kohnke | Jun 11, 2026 | Business Strategy, Finance
Cash Flow Forecast for Small Business: Build a 13-Week View Before the Bank Balance Surprises You Based on coaching engagements with Denver-area business owners, one pattern shows up repeatedly: the owner knows the current bank balance but cannot confidently explain... 
by Steven Kohnke | Feb 12, 2026 | Business Growth, Business Strategy, Finance
Most business owners do not wake up one day and decide it is time to exit. The idea usually arrives quietly. It shows up as a thought about slowing down. About spending more time with family. About stepping back from daily operations. About what the business would... 
by Steven Kohnke | Aug 6, 2025 | Finance, Improve Company Value, Operations
In 2025, economic uncertainty is no longer a rare disruption—it’s a recurring feature of the business landscape. From inflation to rising interest rates, supply chain delays to consumer hesitancy, the ability to respond to these shifts is what separates the businesses...