The Business Doctor^TM was compiled by Mac Leask to assist the business decision maker with relevant ideas to improve business profitablility and cash flow.  On each page "Warning Signs" can alert the business owner to potential problems while "Steps to Improve" offer starting points for potential solutions.  Topics appear below, arranged alphabetically under key business and financial headings.

The ideas presented in The Business Doctor^TM are offered as general suggestions and should not be applied to your business without further investigation and/or professional assistance.  As "Advisors to Entrepreneurs", we are available to consult with you on all aspects of managing and improving the operations, cash flow and profitability of your business.

Right click on one of the following titles to go directly to the section of the Business Doctor that is of interest you:  

Accounts Payable & Other Liabilities Accounts Receivable    Control    Extending Credit    Speeding Collections    Handling Difficult Collections Administration Expenses    Cutting Administration Expenses    Cutting Insurance Costs    Cutting Interest Charges & Legal Expenses    Cutting Supply & Telephone Costs    Printing, Rent & Miscellaneous Costs    Training & Utility Costs Cash    Preventing Loss    Speeding Cash Flow & Cutting Costs    Raising Cash & Increasing Cash Flow Cost of Goods Sold    Buy Right & Save    Cutting Overhead Equity General Business Practices    Providing Business Leadership    Monitoring Your Business & Key Statistics    Controlling Expenditures & Cutting Costs Income Taxes Inventory    Controlling Cost & Quality    Inventory Loss & Observation Notes Payable & Long Term Debt    Plan Your Borrowing    The Banking Relationship    Stretching Your Cash & Minimizing Borrowing Prepaids, Deferred Charges, Intangibles & Other Assets Process Improvement    Improving Processes - The Key    Improving Processes - Steps That Work Property & Fixed Assets    Space    Equipment I    Equipment II Revenue    Sales & Profits    Profitability    Marketing to Grow    Selling    Dealing with Hard Times Salary Expense    Improving Productivity    Cutting Costs Selling Expenses    Cutting Discretionary Selling & Advertising Expenses    More Efficient Marketing    Cutting Travel Costs