{"id":2528,"date":"2018-08-21T07:32:18","date_gmt":"2018-08-21T12:32:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/?p=2528"},"modified":"2018-08-20T13:31:17","modified_gmt":"2018-08-20T18:31:17","slug":"increase-cash-flow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/increase-cash-flow\/","title":{"rendered":"Increase Cash Flow In Your Business"},"content":{"rendered":"<h3><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2-974x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Get Cash Flowing In Your Business\" width=\"443\" height=\"466\" class=\"aligncenter  wp-image-2529\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2-974x1024.jpg 974w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2-285x300.jpg 285w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2-768x807.jpg 768w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2-300x315.jpg 300w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/money_tree-2.jpg 996w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 443px) 100vw, 443px\" \/><\/h3>\n<h3><\/h3>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>HOW TO INCREASE CASH FLOW<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What happened? You started to feel the need to increase cash flow and it didn&#8217;t feel good. Cash flow was stagnant! Maybe it&#8217;s a new business and you haven&#8217;t broken the code yet on how to make it happen. But what if it is a business you&#8217;ve had for a while and your cash flow is slowly dwindling with no relief in sight.<\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>What are some of the signs you need to increase cash flow?<\/strong><\/span><\/h4>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Your bank account balance is starting to feel like it has less &#8220;cushion&#8221;.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Payments for work performed are coming in more slowly.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You notice your pipeline of new customers and clients is dwindling.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You are limited in ways to re-engage existing customers for additional revenue.<\/span><\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">You are spending your time on things that aren&#8217;t producing results for your cash flow.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<p>[Tweet &#8220;Act quickly when you notice #cashflow becoming stagnant.&#8221;]<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>WHAT DOESN&#8217;T WORK TO INCREASE CASH FLOW<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Our first <strong>&#8220;go to&#8221; position<\/strong> is usually to <strong>engage in more busy work<\/strong>. Doing <strong>something<\/strong> makes us feel better, but that something has to be the <strong>&#8220;right thing&#8221;<\/strong>.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s not the new software that promises better customer engagement.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s not the reinterpretation of your budgeting to makes things look better.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It&#8217;s not about immediately raising prices on your products or services.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">All of these activities <strong>could be solutions<\/strong>, but <strong>without a focused plan, how will you know what is working?<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>FOCUS IS KEY TO INCREASE CASH FLOW<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">None of the signs above can be fixed immediately <strong>EXCEPT #5<\/strong>!<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">The <strong>one thing<\/strong> you can change that can start your cash flowing again is <strong>re-focusing your time and energy on the things that will make the most difference for you.<\/strong> It&#8217;s all about <strong>releasing the energy you are expending on the wrong activities to focus on the right ones.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">I like to tell my clients to <strong>stop &#8220;boiling the ocean&#8221;<\/strong>! It&#8217;s about drilling down into the smaller details and <strong>creating a focused plan.<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[Tweet &#8220;The one thing that can help increase your cash flow is changing your focus.&#8221;]<\/span><\/h4>\n<p><a class=\"pm-snzp-btn pm-snzp-btn-bigrounded pm-snzp-btn-medium pm-snzp-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/uy197.infusionsoft.com\/app\/form\/survey-seg\" type=\"big\">Click to Take a Short Survey &#8211; Help Me Understand Where You Are<\/a><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>REDIRECT YOUR ENERGY TO INCREASE CASH FLOW<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<ol>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stop engaging in the &#8220;busy work&#8221;<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">It makes you feel like you are doing something positive to deal with your situation, but it rarely produces the results you need. Shift to the activities that can produce the results you want.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Feed your sales and customer pipelines<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Spend your energy on ensuring your pipeline is robust through promotions, advertising, networking, and generally putting yourself &#8220;out there&#8221;. Don&#8217;t ignore your current clients and customers. Their needs change and you may have their next solution.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Re-engage in your follow-up<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Know that sales usually don&#8217;t happen with the first contact &#8211; be persistent and have a system for follow-up. Following a system will create a new behavior that becomes more comfortable over time.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Schedule time to acquire new customers or clients<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Carve out time in your calendar every week for &#8220;client or customer acquisition activities&#8221;. Sounds fancy, or even intimidating &#8211; but if you make this a regular practice, it will become a habit in no time!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Stay on your collections of overdue amounts<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Collect what you are owed for work performed. Don&#8217;t be afraid to ask for payment for the product or service the customer or client already received.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Create a mindset of abundance<\/strong>\u00a0<\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Visualization is powerful &#8211; picture cash flowing in your business, imagine new customers and clients who can&#8217;t wait to work with you, see a growing balance in your bank account!<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Find a trusted guide to help you determine where to focus<\/strong><\/span>\n<ul>\n<li><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Sometimes you are just too close to your business to see a clear path to improving your cash flow. Find someone who is objective and can point you in the right direction.<\/span><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ol>\n<h4><span style=\"color: #000000;\">[Tweet &#8220;The energy shift to a mindset of abundance is within your control.&#8221;]<\/span><\/h4>\n<h4><\/h4>\n<h3><span style=\"color: #5f97a5;\"><strong>WHAT WILL YOU DO NEXT TO INCREASE CASH FLOW?<\/strong><\/span><\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><strong>Where you go from here has everything<\/strong> to do with your future success.\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">What will you do differently?<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\">Who will you go to when seeking advice?<\/span><\/p>\n<p style=\"text-align: center;\"><a class=\"pm-snzp-btn pm-snzp-btn-bigrounded pm-snzp-btn-medium pm-snzp-blue\" href=\"https:\/\/uy197.infusionsoft.com\/app\/form\/survey-seg\" type=\"big\">Click To Take the Survey &#8211; Help Me Help You<\/a><\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><span style=\"color: #000000;\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2-746x1024.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"133\" height=\"183\" class=\"wp-image-2517  alignleft\" srcset=\"https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2-746x1024.png 746w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2-219x300.png 219w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2-768x1054.png 768w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2-300x412.png 300w, https:\/\/staging-ucs.com\/tina\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/08\/April-2017-Headshot-small-2.png 900w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 133px) 100vw, 133px\" \/>Hi! I&#8217;m Tina Meilleur, an Executive Coach, Business Advisor, author and speaker. My mission is to help women uncover and connect with what they crave in their life or career AND help surround them with support from me and my community!\u00a0 According to my clients, my coaching<b><i>\u00a0<\/i><\/b>programs and CRAVE\u2122 process provide gateways for making simple \u201ctweaks\u201d or a total up-level of your life or business. I am also the founder of\u00a0<strong>Design Your Success<\/strong>, the online\u00a0<strong>Academy for Business Success <\/strong>and\u00a0the author of\u00a0<em>Your Next Chapter: Five Steps to Creating the Life of Your Dreams<\/em>\u00a0to help\u00a0you create your own kick-ass future. I have a CPA designation in the State of Louisiana and received my MBA from Tulane University in their Executive MBA program. I&#8217;m a highly sought-after coach, facilitator of female CEO round-tables, business strategist, and speaker. You can learn more about my story\u00a0<a href=\"http:\/\/designyoursuccess.com\/meet-tina\/\" style=\"color: #000000;\">here, or reach<\/a>\u00a0out to me at\u00a0<strong>Tina@DesignYourSuccess.com.\u00a0<\/strong><\/span><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>HOW TO INCREASE CASH FLOW What happened? You started to feel the need to increase cash flow and it didn&#8217;t feel good. Cash flow was stagnant! Maybe it&#8217;s a new business and you haven&#8217;t broken the code yet on how to make it happen. 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