Revenue per employee: A quick metric with big insight
Discover how to use revenue per employee to assess team efficiency, identify staffing needs, and improve profitability without overworking your team.
When Small Business Owners Ask "When Can I Hire?" - How to Know If You Can Afford Your Next Hire
"When can I afford to hire?" It’s the question small business owners lose sleep over. In this post, Michelle Scribner shares a clear Profit First hiring strategy—how to calculate when you're truly ready, the 35% rule, and why your values matter as much as your numbers.
How to Break Out of a Revenue Plateau with One Simple Metric
Your business is growing, but revenue isn’t moving the way you expect. Tracking your Revenue Growth Rate (RGR) can reveal why and help you turn stalled growth into steady momentum.
Expert Workshop: What’s Your Monthly Nut?
If your bank account never seems to match your profits, this workshop was made for you. In March, we explored your Monthly Nut—the minimum cash needed to keep your business afloat—and introduced the ABC method to help prioritize spending, reduce stress, and make decisions with confidence.
How to Spot What’s Quietly Draining Your Profit: A Simple Look at COGS
High revenue doesn’t always mean high profit. Learn how understanding and controlling your Cost of Goods Sold (COGS) can reveal hidden drains on your earnings — and how small changes can make a big impact on your bottom line.
Expert Workshop: What Exactly Should Your Chart of Accounts Look Like and Why Does It Matter?
If your P&L looks more like chaos than clarity, it might be your Chart of Accounts. In this February workshop recap, Michelle Scribner shares how to design a COA that’s streamlined, customized, and actually useful for running your business—not just filing taxes.
How Much of Your Team’s Time Is Actually Billable?
Many service businesses overestimate billable time. Learn how one agency boosted billable hours from 22 to 32 per week and added $15K in revenue—without hiring.
Expert Workshop: Why Your Profit & Loss Statement Isn’t Telling the Full Truth
Your Profit & Loss says you’re profitable—but your cash tells a different story. In this workshop recap, Michelle Scribner breaks down why the disconnect exists, what your Balance Sheet isn’t telling you, and how the Profit First method can help.
Track Your Marketing ROI Before You Overspend
If you’re investing in marketing without tracking ROI, you could be wasting budget. See how one bakery boosted revenue by 20% and cut costs by 15% by shifting spending to the most profitable channels. Learn the simple formula to measure your own marketing performance and make every dollar work harder.
Are You Charging Enough? How to Know if Your Pricing Strategy Actually Works
Discover how tracking and reducing churn rate can stabilize revenue, improve customer retention, and fuel business growth. Learn the formula, key metrics, and actionable steps to keep more customers for the long term.
What Happened When This SaaS Company Took Churn Rate Seriously
Discover how tracking and reducing churn rate can stabilize revenue, improve customer retention, and fuel business growth. Learn the formula, key metrics, and actionable steps to keep more customers for the long term.
The Power of Predictable Income: How MRR Fuels Sustainable Growth
Discover how Monthly Recurring Revenue (MRR) can transform unpredictable income into steady growth. Learn the benefits, calculation method, and strategies to increase your MRR for long-term success.
Are your top clients actually draining your business?
Some top clients may actually be draining your profit and time. Find out how to spot hidden profit leaks, set boundaries, and make decisions that support your business and your life.
What Return on Assets Can Reveal About Your Profit Potential
Discover how a roofing company boosted their Return on Assets (ROA) from 2.8% to 11.5% and learn actionable ways to make your business assets work harder for you.
The profit first mindset: a game-changer for small business cash flow
Learn how the Profit First mindset helps small business owners stop living paycheck to paycheck and start building sustainable, stress-free cash flow systems. Michelle Scribner shares actionable tips based on years of real-world experience working with entrepreneurs.
How to Handle Debt Repayment with Profit First
Yes, you can pay off business debt and still build profit. Learn how Profit First helps you create a debt repayment strategy that supports long-term growth—with real examples from SOAN clients.
Gross Profit Margin: Why Sales Growth Doesn’t Always Mean Profit Growth
Sales growth doesn’t always mean profit growth. Discover how to calculate and improve your gross profit margin so your business keeps more from every sale.
It’s not about the software—it’s about the habits
Financial tools can help, but it’s your habits that make the difference. Discover why building simple, consistent routines is the key to cash flow clarity and lasting financial control.
Why every growing business needs a fractional CFO (and how to know when it's time)
Is your business outgrowing your financial systems? In this post, Michelle Scribner shares what every growing business should know about fractional CFO services—when to hire, which numbers matter most, and how expert forecasting and cost control can transform your next phase of growth.
Systems are boring—until you don’t have them
If you’re constantly answering the same questions or redoing work, it’s time for better systems. Discover how simple, documented processes can streamline your business and give you your time back.