This Week at Your Profit Team

At Your Profit Team, we know that navigating today’s ecommerce landscape requires more than just keeping an eye on revenue—it’s about mastering cash flow, profitability, and financial clarity. This week, we tackled three critical topics that every business owner should be thinking about right now. 

The Tariff and Trade War: How to Prepare Your Business 

With tariffs and economic uncertainty on the rise, the time to start planning is now. Margins are already tight, and without a solid cash flow strategy, your business could be vulnerable. 

We explored: 

• Why every transaction in your business must be working for you 

• The importance of aligning your dollars with your direction 

• How Profit First and weekly cash flow planning can keep you in control 

Read the full article here: Tariff and Trade War

Cash Is King: Why Your Bank Balance Matters More Than Your P&L 

Remember when ecommerce was all about top-line revenue and ROAS? Those days are over. If your bank balance keeps shrinking, your business is in danger—even if your P&L says you’re profitable. 

This week, we broke down: 

• The difference between paper profits and real cash 

• Why inventory and debt payments make your P&L misleading 

• How to build a cash roadmap in 30 days so you can predict your financial future 

Read the full article here: The Metric that Matters Most

Simple It Up: The Only Financial Metric You Need to Track 

Financial statements can be overwhelming. That’s why we believe in simplifying, not dumbing down, your financials. The key metric you need to focus on is cash in the bank and how long it will last. 

In this post, we covered: 

• Why traditional financial reports don’t predict cash flow 

• How to forecast your cash needs so you’re never caught off guard 

• How the Cash Accelerator Program helps you take control in just 30 days 

Read the full article here: Simple It Up

 

Want to make sure your business stays ahead of uncertainty? Start by getting clarity on your cash flow. Take our Ecommerce Business Performance Assessment and find out where your business needs help today! 

 

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Let’s make your business work for you—not the other way around! 

 

Interested in Profit First? 

If your ecommerce business isn’t where you’d like it to be in terms of profitability, check out my book, Profit First for Ecommerce Sellers. It answers important questions about how to implement Profit First in an ecommerce business. Take control of your money and your business, and put Profit First to work for you!  

You can also sign up for the Profit First for Ecommerce Sellers Online Course. As a Mastery Level, Certified Profit First Professional, I will teach you why Profit First works so well for ecommerce businesses and the particular challenges for businesses that have physical products requiring inventory management. You will learn how your behavior drives your money management habits for your business and how you can set up your business bank accounts to work with your habits. 

Check out all our ecommerce accounting and profit advising services here!