Last week, I showed you how to perform a simple percent of sales forecast. It is a quick method for forecasting but assumes you will increase or decrease your metric by the same percentage every month. It also relies on you to guess how much of a change you expect….

With more entrepreneurs calling for hands-on tutorials, I decided to start creating content demonstrating the how-to of working with your data. This week, I start in an area that professionals often think is far more complicated than it needs to be: forecasting. In this video on sales forecasting in Excel,…

As a business leader and mentor who has guided hundreds of professionals, I’ve discovered that mastering basic Google Sheets skills consistently leads to better business decisions. Yet many brilliant founders avoid this powerful tool, believing it’s too complex to learn. If you’re running a business without Google Sheets knowledge, this…

As a business leader and mentor who has guided hundreds of professionals, I’ve discovered that mastering basic Excel skills consistently leads to better business decisions. Yet many brilliant founders avoid this powerful tool, believing it’s too complex to learn. If you’re running a business without Excel knowledge, this guide will…

My client was about to launch her business. She wanted to start using data from several online applications and services to help make strategic decisions. However, she spent hours compiling the first report by hand. She also had no easy way to update the report as her business evolved. In…

“I don’t want to break anything!” – Every person new to working with data, ever. This is a short article if you have had that thought when it comes to working with your business data. As an entrepreneur, you want to use your data to grow and improve your business….