Do You Know Your 2025 Financial Results?
And if your top line sales didn’t come in where you wanted them to, Lou Mosca asks, who’s responsible for that?
Good morning!
Here are today’s highlights:
In this week’s Dashboard podcast, Michael Brown talks about Teamshares’ grand experiment, buying up small businesses and converting them to employee ownership.
In Minnesota, hundreds of businesses are shutting down today to protest the immigration crackdown.
And in Idaho, Twin Falls is adjusting to life without the refugee programs it has come to rely upon.
Amazon’s CEO says the tariff-driven price hikes are starting to bite.
MANAGEMENT
In this week’s video, Lou Mosca asks if you know your complete financial results for last year: “You should have known long before now. If your revenue missed the mark, even by a small measure, $4 million instead of $5 million, $10 million instead of $12 million, $1.5 million instead of $2 million—who’s responsible? Was it poor execution, lack of accountability, or unclear strategy? If your net profit didn’t reflect the risk you take as an owner, that’s a problem. The economy, competition, interest rates—those are distractions. The truth is, your income statement and balance sheet are your scorecard. They reflect how well you executed, period. After years in business, ask yourself: Is this where you should be? CONNECT WITH LOU
