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Planning

Planning

Find your owner type in 2 questions

Jul 23, 2026

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8 min read

Find your owner type in 2 questions

Part 3 of 3: the endgame that decides what you're really building.

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Diagnose your business in 15 minutes

Jul 16, 2026

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8 min read

Diagnose your business in 15 minutes

Part 2 of 3: the checkup that tells you where to start.

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Explain your business in 45 minutes

Jul 9, 2026

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7 min read

Explain your business in 45 minutes

Part 1 of 3: the plain-English document most owners never write.

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Planning Made Simple

Sep 27, 2025

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2 min read

Planning Made Simple

Planning

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Budget vs. Forecast: What's the Difference?

Jul 19, 2025

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2 min read

Budget vs. Forecast: What's the Difference?

TL;DR — budget = original performance contract; forecast = rolling best guess

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

A Guide for Good Meetings

Jun 30, 2025

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4 min read

A Guide for Good Meetings

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

What's Your Neighbor Up To? (A Guide to Benchmarking)

May 3, 2025

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3 min read

What's Your Neighbor Up To? (A Guide to Benchmarking)

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Building a Financial Review Routine

Mar 15, 2025

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2 min read

Building a Financial Review Routine

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Spot Trends in Your Business with Simple Visuals

Aug 24, 2024

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2 min read

Spot Trends in Your Business with Simple Visuals

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Forecasting made simple

Aug 17, 2024

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2 min read

Forecasting made simple

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Every Small Business Needs a Financial Operating System

Jul 27, 2024

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2 min read

Every Small Business Needs a Financial Operating System

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: A Dashboard for Business Decisions

May 31, 2024

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2 min read

Leading vs. Lagging Indicators: A Dashboard for Business Decisions

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

See the Big Picture: 2 Trend Analysis Tools

May 23, 2024

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2 min read

See the Big Picture: 2 Trend Analysis Tools

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

The Monthly Financial Review (MFR)

May 16, 2024

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2 min read

The Monthly Financial Review (MFR)

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

The Rolling 12-Month Analysis

May 10, 2024

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2 min read

The Rolling 12-Month Analysis

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Weekly, Monthly, Yearly? Which Financial Period is Right?

Mar 28, 2024

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3 min read

Weekly, Monthly, Yearly? Which Financial Period is Right?

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

Planning

Chartstravaganza: Charts for Small Business

Mar 6, 2024

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1 min read

Chartstravaganza: Charts for Small Business

Colin King, CPA, CFA
Colin King, CPA, CFA

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