By: Jeff Heybruck Every business owner knows the feeling. Sales are up three months in a row, the phones won’t stop ringing, …
4 Employees, 4 Methods, 1 Big Problem
By: Jeff Heybruck In this month’s post on Bad Data we discuss how some of the biggest bookkeeping problems aren’t caused by …
The Right Answer To The Wrong Question
By: Jeff Heybruck In our experience, all business owners track something. Revenue, website visits, leads, maybe a production number or two. The …
Mixing Cash and Accrual Thinking: A Quiet Killer of Clarity
By: Jeff Heybruck Most business owners do not set out to mix accounting methods. It happens quietly, almost without notice. They check …
Bad Data, Issue 6: Adventures in Missing the Point
By: Jeff Heybruck In this installment of our Bad Data series, we look at a source of financial risk that rarely appears …
The Spreadsheet Graveyard: Errors Hiding in DIY Tools
By: Jeff Heybruck Bad data doesn’t always come from broken systems or delayed bookkeeping. Sometimes it comes from the tools businesses build …
Outdated Bookkeeping: When Yesterday’s Numbers Can’t Guide Tomorrow
By: Jeff Heybruck In the 4th installment of our series on Bad Data, we’ll explore how bad data doesn’t always come from …
Trusting Your Memory: The Gap Between Perception and Performance
By: Jeff Heybruck Bad data doesn’t always come from broken systems, misconfigured integrations, or sloppy bookkeeping. Sometimes it comes from something far …
Broken Software Integrations: The Hidden Saboteur in Your Numbers
By: Jeff Heybruck Modern businesses rely on an ecosystem of software tools to run efficiently. Payroll systems, CRMs, payment processors, inventory tools, …
Anecdotal Sales vs. Actual Numbers: When the Story Doesn’t Match the Scoreboard
By: Jeff Heybruck In our decades of experience as CFOs, bad data is one of the most expensive problems in business, because …