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Leaders and Business Owners: Better Understand Finance and Budgeting

August 28, 2013 – Atlanta, GA – Gary Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, expert on profitable growth rapidly, becoming more bankable and staying banking, was selected by Chron to lead a present a series of ten videos to help you better understand finances and budgeting.

This series is available at  http://smallbusiness.chron.com/business-finances-budgeting-72828.html

Owning and operating a business requires a great deal of savvy, but more importantly, an understanding of finance and budgeting. Gary W. Patterson is a financial advisor and entrepreneur who understands management, budgeting and stock market values that would help any company.

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has worked with over 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries and been interviewed or presented internationally at over 80 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world.

His books include “Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know.” For more information, visit http://www.fiscaldoctor.com and his “free” fiscal fitness test at https://fiscaldoctor.com/fiscal-quiz/.

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Reduce Risk; Raise ROI on Strategic Planning, Business Continuity & Internal Audit

FiscalDoctor Selected for Global Enterprise Risk Management – Online Symposium 2013

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July 22, 2013 – Atlanta, GA – Gary Patterson, FiscalDoctor® and enterprise risk management (ERM) and operations risk management (ORM) expert and speaker, was selected by SISCUSS to lead a discussion on “How to Take Risk Out of Your Business, (Strategic Plan or Business Continuity Plan).”

Attendees of this interactive session will walk away with an orientation to add value to their organization using a practical cost effective best practice, developed as part of the research for his book Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth.

This value-added take on risk management that helps executives not only unearth key risk areas, but in the process, identify formerly invisible opportunities leading to growth and profitability.

About Global Enterprise Risk Management – Online Symposium 2013

The theme is Integrating ERM into Strategic Planning, Business Continuity Planning & Internal Audit Functions. SISCUSS offers the most flexible, cost effective and powerful methodology for continuing education, through our collaborative learning environment, which can be conveniently accessed from anywhere in the world, at any time of the day. What you need is a computer, tablet or mobile device with an internet connection, and a desire to learn. For more information, go to http://www.erm.siscuss.com/.

 About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has worked with over 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries and been interviewed or presented internationally at over 80 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world.

His books include “Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know.” For more information, visit http://www.fiscaldoctor.com and his “free” fiscal fitness test at https://fiscaldoctor.com/fiscal-quiz/.

© 2013 Gary W. Patterson  All rights reserved.

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Downloadable Million Dollar Blind Spots On Multiple Venues

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CEOs, Directors and Business Leaders: Growth and ERM Expert

Gary W. Patterson Announces Downloadable Million Dollar Blind Spots

July 8, 2013 – Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia – Enterprise risk management (ERM) expert and speaker Gary W. Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, has been selected by AudioInk to release Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth as a digital download on Amazon, Audible and iTunes, as part of a series of business oriented books for entrepreneurs and business leaders.      http://tinyurl.com/q3udyda
Use this book either to start or sanity your strategic plan, business model update, enterprise risk assessment, strategic risk assessment, financial risk of a company, business operational risk and operational risk strategy issues.
Patterson works with leaders of growth companies who want to improve finance or operations rapidly. Often, uncovering million dollar blind spots opportunities and risks helps make the best business decisions and dramatically accelerates correct fiscal leadership decisions. This helps leaders gain control of their financial destinies and capitalize on hidden high return opportunities, while limiting their exposure to risk. Patterson, a Big 4 CPA with a MBA degree from Stanford University, speaks regularly on topics such as growth, strategy, achieving corporate financial goals, building long-term wealth, and enterprise risk management.

About AudioInk

AudioInk boasts a powerful network of online distributors providing material worldwide. Our outlets involve such industry leaders as Apple’s iTunes, Amazon, B&N and more.

Founded in 2011, AudioInk Publishing, a division of Made For Success, Inc., is dedicated to providing authors and speakers the opportunity to make their Books, eBooks, Audiobooks, Speeches and other content available to leading retailers. AudioInk provides generous royalties and full service to extend the greatest opportunity to self-published authors. Great or small, everyone should have full access to distribute their work successfully. http://audioink.com/about/

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has worked with over than 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries internationally and been interviewed or presented internationally at over 80 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world.

His books include “Million Dollar Blind Spots: 20/20 Vision for Financial Growth” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know.” For more information, visit http://www.fiscaldoctor.com and his “free” fiscal fitness test at https://fiscaldoctor.com/fiscal-quiz/. He can be reached at 678-319-4739.

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Help CEOs and Presidents Ace the Growth Quiz

Who has time for the incredibly detailed and complex 100 data point type software assessments? Yet most corporate leaders need to increase top line revenues and bottom line profitability. Consider the strategic seven statement approach below. Which of those million dollar blind spots opportunities or risks are you missing?

Truthfully answer yes or no to the following questions.  No maybe or sort of are allowed and you have to answer all seven.

1.    I have seen consistent improvements in revenues and profits the last 3 years.

2.    I am healthy and take care of the Company strategic vision, while day-to-day operations run like clockwork.

3.    My monthly cash flow projections are very accurate, when compared to actual cash results and needs.

4.    Both my banker and board compliment me on our financial package and operating metrics updates at our formal and informal meetings.

5.    I operate from a five-year strategic plan developed with my executive team.

6.    My financials are prepared well before board meetings so I have time-––to review and understand them thoroughly before Board discussions.

7.    My competitors see me as their primary competition.

Determining your score on the study on the preceding strategic issues is simple. Record an A for answering all positively. Drop one letter for each no. One no gives you a B. The second no drops your score to a C.

Consider that truthfully answering these strategic questions adds a common sense validation to a range of risk management approaches including an enterprise risk management assessment, strategic risk assessment, financial risk of a company review, business operational risk assessment or an operational risk strategy review.

At this point, several things normally occur.  The A scores decide either to celebrate and get comfortable or they look for a way to widen the lead they hold over competitors. They widen the lead by taking the growth quiz a second time asking themselves where they can improve to an A plus type answer in each situation.

The B scores either celebrate and get comfortable that they are Ok or good enough, or they decide to do what it takes to get back in growth mode and score an A. They quickly see that those A business leaders in their space are looking to widen their lead and the B scores refuse to accept slow and consistent business deterioration.

The C and below scores get the gift of time to improve.  Some avail themselves of the opportunity. Others do not.

What category are you in and what action will you take?

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Invited to participate in new international book site

http://www.onethousandwordsplus.com/read-158-MillionDollarBlindSpots2020VisionForFinancialGrowth

What is in it for you

Million Dollar Blind Spots will create clear understanding to uncover blind spots in your company-and will dramatically accelerate correct business leadership decisions. Million Dollar Blind Spots is hailed by industry professionals as a commonsense approach to risk management. When asked how all departmental leaders can help the finance department increase profitability, this book is a resource for management to find pools of cash in key departments of the company. This book helps career-motivated business executives unearth key risk areas and identify opportunities leading to sustainable growth, buzz-worthy customer value, and impressive profitability. Gary Patterson has developed clever systems to: Avoid costly problems Increase profits Uncover your million-dollar blind spots Answer questions about why risk management is important to finding pockets of hidden cash Make faster business decisions Reduce functional silos When your team asks What is financial risk management?; this book contains the answers. This book contains 125 questions to assess your company and strengthen balance sheets and income statements, describes insightful flash reports, metrics and financial reporting templates and illuminates key requirements for business plans to improve operations and raise crucial financing for your management team projects. If you desire to run your company like Jack Welch, then pick up a copy of Gary Patterson’s book for your entire team. Gary Patterson is a Stanford MBA, CPA and popular speaker who has worked with over 200 companies and negotiated 25 merger & acquisition deals ranging from startups to Fortune 500 companies.

 

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Why Risk Management: Systems for Making Informed Financial Decisions

Seattle, Washington and Atlanta, Georgia – Enterprise risk management (ERM) expert and speaker Gary W. Patterson, FiscalDoctor®, book website http://whyriskmanagement.com/ is now available.

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Million Dollar Blind Spots will create clear understanding to uncover blind spots in your company—and will dramatically accelerate correct business leadership decisions.

Make the best decisions to grow your business today. You’ll learn how to:

  • Avoid costly problems
  • Increase profits
  • Uncover million-dollar blind spots
  • Answer questions about why risk management is important to finding pockets of hidden cash
  • Make faster business decisions
  • Reduce functional silos

Think of this book as your tool for Enterprise Risk Management (ERM) on a beer budget. The systems presented by Gary Patterson, an experienced CFO/ CEO, will help you understand the difference between the financial problems that do not get resolved and the symptoms that almost always get treated in companies. Think of this book as getting a health check on your financial systems treat problems versus the symptoms.

The book is part of the series including “Million Dollar Blind Spots”, followed by “Why Risk Management: Systems for Making Informed Financial Decisions”, and then “Human Capital RX: The Fiscal Prescription for a Stronger HR Department.

Patterson works with leaders to uncover blind spots to make the best business decisions and dramatically accelerate correct fiscal leadership decisions. This helps leaders gain control of their financial destinies and capitalize on hidden high return opportunities, while limiting their exposure to risk. Patterson, a Big 4 CPA with a MBA degree from Stanford University, speaks regularly on topics such as corporate governance, risk management, strategic contingency planning, achieving corporate financial goals, and building long-term wealth.

About AudioInk

AudioInk boasts a powerful network of online distributors providing material worldwide. Our outlets involve such industry leaders as Apple’s iTunes, Amazon, B&N and more.

Founded in 2011, AudioInk Publishing, a division of Made For Success, Inc., is dedicated to providing authors and speakers the opportunity to make their Books, eBooks, Audiobooks, Speeches and other content available to leading retailers. AudioInk provides generous royalties and full service to extend the greatest opportunity to self-published authors. Great or small, everyone should have full access to distribute their work successfully. http://audioink.com/about/

About Gary W. Patterson

Gary W. Patterson, president & CEO of FiscalDoctor®, has been interviewed or presented internationally at over 70 of the leading and most prestigious publications and groups in the world and worked with over 200 companies spanning supply chain, technology, transportation, construction, and service industries.

He authored “Stick Out Your Balance Sheet and Cough: Best Practices for Long-Term Business Health”, “The Fiscal Fitness System Understanding Balance Sheets, Income Statements, and Cash Flow” and “Find Your Million Dollar Blind Spots: 7 Thing You Need to Know”. For more information, visit his website at www.fiscaldoctor.com and his “free” fiscal fitness test at www.fiscaldoctor.com/fiscaltest.html. He can be reached at 678-319-4739.