Black Farmer Fund and the Power of Social Impact Capital

Black Farmer Fund is on a mission to nurture Black community wealth & health by investing in black food and farm businesses in the Northeast.

This is a relatively simple concept - raise money and make it accessible to business owners that have historically had little or no ability to get loans or investments to build their businesses.

But when you break it down, BFF has a radical approach to deep structural issues within our Banking and Food Industries.

What is Decentralized Decision-Making? (and how to do it in a small business)

Decision-making is a heavy burden for small business owners. Decision fatique is real, and when all of the weekly, monthly, and yearly decisions fall on you, it not only bogs you down and burns you out, it slows the growth of your business and creates an internal culture of reliance and dependency.

Distributed decision-making can ease the burden on you, the owner AND create a culture of independence and action towards shared goals. It all starts with Transparency and Shared Authority.

Business Models, Decision-makingChristine RicoDecember 21, 2022business decision making

4 Surprising Benefits of Knowing your Numbers

Understanding your numbers is powerful. In this post, I share four surprising ways getting a handle on your small business finances could transform your business — and your life! With recent stories from our clients.

7 Steps to An Effective Business Decision Making Process

For business owners, the conga line of decisions to be made never stops. Yet behavioral science tells us that humans are notoriously poor at making decisions. When we “go with our gut” we are wrong more than 50% of the time. While many of these decisions are seemingly small, many of them matter...sometimes they matter a LOT. That’s why we rely on a 7-step business decision process to streamline and anchor important decisions. Here’s how you can to.

7 Business Owner Archetypes - which one Are You? (and why it matters)

Small companies often get by without solid financial management or performance systems in place. But the cost is slow growth and high stress. Meet 7 types of business owners and see how business growth soars when you have systems to manage finances, make decisions and take consistent action based on strategy.

3 Systems to Fast Track Business Growth and Boost Finances

Three systems.

That’s all you need to manage finances and propel your business growth...that sounds simple enough, right?

In theory, yes. However, one thing I’ve learned during my years as a CFO for growing companies is that numbers and financial decisions can feel incredibly stressful and complicated.