Business Finance
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The Funding Mismatch That Quietly Kills Good Businesses
Ramesh had built his manufacturing unit over 15 years.Solid orders. Loyal clients. A reputation that took a decade to earn. When a chance came to buy a new CNC machine for ₹50 lakhs, he didn’t hesitate. The numbers made sense. The capacity would double. The future looked clear.He paid from his working capital. Account drained.… Continue reading
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Your Balance Sheet Is a Goldmine. Are you mining it?
Your Balance Sheet Is a Goldmine. Most Just Don’t Know How to Mine It. A business owner once said:“We need funding. Growth is stuck.”On paper, it looked true. Sales were flat.Cash was tight.Banks were hesitant. But one look at the balance sheet told a very different story.What was hidden in plain sight? Idle land bought… Continue reading
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Why SME IPOs Are Not Really for SMEs?
Every SME founder today is hearing the same advice:“List your company. Unlock value. Raise money.”Sounds attractive.Feels like progress. But pause and ask:Are you building a business… or preparing for the market? Because once you go for an SME IPO:-Your focus shifts from customers to compliance-From long-term decisions to quarterly optics-From building quietly to performing publicly… Continue reading
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Why Must a Founder Be Able to Understand the Balance Sheet?
When reviewing a balance sheet for a recent acquisition, I saw a “garden” that looked perfect at first glance. Profits were blooming, but cash flow had withered to just 10% of the previous year. That’s not a rounding error; that’s a distress signal. Many founders look at a balance sheet like a school report card:… Continue reading
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Mahabharata & Ramayana: Two Wars, One Missing Document:
Mahabharata & Ramayana: Two Wars, One Missing Document: Two of India’s greatest epics began for one simple reason: families had power, wealth, emotions… but no governance. Think about it: In the Ramayana, a single, unchecked, undocumented, and emotionally interpreted verbal promise sent a prince to the forest and shattered a kingdom’s stability. In the Mahabharata,… Continue reading
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A Business Success Book Every Indian Entrepreneur Shouldn’t Miss
I am happy to announce that my third book is getting published during the pandemic. After publishing Balancing is the Work in Oct 2020, a significant book, Indian Women & Financial Fitness, was published on International Women’s Day 2021. & now Indian Startups, SMEs, & Financial Literacy. Financial Literacy is a very important literacy, but ironically is not given the… Continue reading
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Are You the Best Owner of Your Business?
Mergers, acquisition, sell-off, buy out and takeover are common with large businesses and start-ups. Every now and then we read this news. However, there is no such large market for SME businesses. Selling a business is a good option in several circumstances. Holding on to it for emotional or non-strategic or non-financial reasons is not… Continue reading
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Do You Know You Are One Of The Hindrances To Your Business Growth?
“Only the paranoid survive.” Andy Grove, former CEO of Intel Every entrepreneur is out in the market to grow his / her business. Once you wear a hat of an entrepreneur, your vocabulary has some fixed words like capital, payment, customers, deal, business, growth, loan, market, marketing, and sales. Check what you speak every day and… Continue reading
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All You Need to Know About the Working Capital and Business Success
Working capital mismanagement is one of the main causes why a small and medium business fails. This is also one of the main causes of industrial sickness. Working Capital is considered lifeblood of any business. Understanding the key data affecting working capital, how impacts the business, how it can be better managed, what are the sources of working capital, cost… Continue reading
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