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When times are tough and markets are down, cash is king and liquidity will see your business through. With all this talk about bear markets and a lingering recession, it’s easy to scroll through the constant doomsday posts on social media. However, at the end of the day you can always take action to try to ensure your business from failure. 

It’s almost too much for someone who is also trying to run and build a business to manage alone. But professional financial help is often out of reach because of prohibitive costs (imagine that). These complexities are a burden for business owners and are a deterrent for others who would consider starting a business but are intimidated by the complexity and dangers of managing business finances. ‍Most small businesses are so caught up in the day-to-day that they don’t have time to look up and see what the future holds. Unfortunately, most businesses aren’t achieving the full potential of their FP&A activity. We’ve come up with the top 5 red flags we’ve seen with FP&A practices, and how you can upgrade your business.

Burnout is characterized by a mix of emotional exhaustion, depersonalization, and a decreased sense of accomplishment in one’s work. After the past few years that we have had, we are seeing burnout become a hot topic as we merge from a pandemic that opened our eyes to how life could change in an instant.

We spoke to John Koloch, founder of GeneralCents Accounting to hear about how he uses Clockwork’s forecasting tools to help his clients secure their business so they can confidently reach their goals.

We spoke to John Koloch, founder of GeneralCents Accounting to hear about how he uses Clockwork’s forecasting tools to help his clients secure their business so they can confidently reach their goals. ​​Learn how John leverages weekly cash flow visibility and FP&A to save time while guiding his clients to success

Have you ever checked your credit score and noticed the breakdown showing what drives your score and how you’re performing against each driver? The new-and-improved Clockwork Score is just like that, but for your business!

The SaaS (software as a service) industry has grown substantially over the past years to a towering $170 Billion after increasing 500% over the last 7 years. What led the market down such a high growth path? There are multiple reasons to start or invest in a SaaS business, and as we dive deeper into the inner workings of a SaaS company, you will understand why the SaaS model has served as a hotbed of innovation, business success, and capital raises. Read to learn more!

We are excited to announce the launch of one of our most requested features - custom metrics! Now, you can create metrics that are tailored to your industry with financial and non-financial data.

Starting FP&A for your small business can be intimidating, especially for those without a finance background. The general expectation most people have when they begin working with financial analytics is that they will go straight into the confusing deep end, creating financial models for their company, predicting the outcomes of given business decisions and helping their company make the right decisions. In this blog we’re going to debunk these intimidating myths, show how FP&A doesn’t need to take hours of your time, and how Clockwork (yeah that’s us!) can help you on your FP&A journey.