Understanding Business Management Ratios

As a follow-up to our article “Benchmarking in the Wine Industry,” we wanted to share some key business management ratios with you.  Business management ratios are essential for management or owners to evaluate a company’s financial health and operational efficiency. Ratios can distill activity to a single number, providing a point-in-time insight or multiple periods…
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Benchmarking in the Wine Industry: A Path to Financial Health

Do winery owners know if their winery is actually performing well? Possibly not. There is a good chance they have a general sense of how their business is doing, but do they know how they are doing compared to their peers or the standard you would expect from a winery? Innovint’s recent outreach to its…
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Why You Need a Fiduciary

Estate planning is crucial for managing and distributing your assets according to your wishes. However, many Americans procrastinate on setting up an estate plan, often due to discomfort or misconceptions about the process. Without a living trust, your assets may undergo probate—a costly and time-consuming procedure. Including a professional fiduciary in your estate plan can…
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Understanding the Corporate Transparency Act: A Guide for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses

Protea Financial is committed to informing you about significant legislative changes that could impact your business operations. With the assistance of our partners at CMPR, this comprehensive guide explores the Corporate Transparency Act (CTA), enacted as part of the broader Anti-Money Laundering Act of 2020. Aimed at preventing money laundering, terrorist financing, and other illicit…
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A professional Fiduciary – Do you need one?

You need a professional fiduciary if you have an estate plan. A compilation of statistical resources reveal that anywhere between 66-80% of Americans do not have an estate plan. Besides our natural denial that we are mortal, other reasons can cause procrastination in setting up our formalized plans.  Without an estate plan, specifically a living…
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The Power of a Smile: Enhancing Leadership, Teaming, and Relationship Building

As a psychologist who always emphasizes that “Business is Human”, I believe that understanding the emotional underpinnings of our interactions is key to success in any professional setting. Therefore, in this blog, I write about harnessing the power of a smile to transform leadership, teamwork, and relationships. Smiling and Leadership Leadership is as much about…
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