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Achieve Business Strategy Alignment

Posted on: September 5th, 2023

Creating and measuring growth is key to business success.  But growth requires strategy, and you must achieve business strategy alignment to ensure your strategy is understood and communicated inside your company. MLA provides strategic planning and execution, ensuring business strategy alignment.  We provide Finance, Strategy, and Solutions through our fractional CFOs and Strategic Advisors.  These…

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MLA Makes Inc. 5000

Posted on: August 15th, 2023

MLA Companies Ranks No. 3253 on the 2023 Inc. 5000 NEW YORK, August 15, 2023 – Inc. revealed today that MLA Companies ranks No. 3253 on the 2023 Inc. 5000, its annual list of the fastest-growing private companies in America. The prestigious ranking provides a data-driven look at the most successful companies within the economy’s…

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Aligning Business Strategy

Posted on: August 7th, 2023

Creating and measuring growth is key to business success.  But growth requires strategy, and aligning your business strategy ensures your strategy is understood and communicated inside your company. MLA provides strategic planning and execution, helping align your business strategy.  We provide Finance, Strategy, and Solutions through our fractional CFOs and Strategic Advisors. Aligning Business Strategy…

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Effective Budgeting

Posted on: May 16th, 2023

Budgeting is most effective in achieving your organizational goals and objectives when specific criteria are met.  Therefore, understanding the various aspects of cash flow is vital to your future financial success. Benefits of Effective Budgeting MLA provides financial and strategic solutions to achieve your goals; budgeting is key to this process.  Our staff has extensive…

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Benefits of Budgeting

Posted on: April 19th, 2023

Riding interest rates are putting a squeeze on many businesses.  Watching your cash flow has never been more important.  The benefits of budgeting can pay big dividends. MLA provides finance, strategy, and solutions to small and mid-sized businesses.  We can help you create a budget that fits your needs and prepares you for leaner times…

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Better Strategy with AI

Posted on: March 29th, 2023

Technological innovation is meant to handle day-to-day, repetitive tasks like bookkeeping.  But AI was never intended to replace human creativity and strategic thinking.  So how do you get better strategy with AI? An overreliance on technology can cause business owners to ignore their gut intuition and judgment. AI has severe limitations. It lacks emotional intelligence,…

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The Risk of AI

Posted on: March 14th, 2023

AI (Artificial Intelligence) chat tools are grabbing headlines, but what difference will that make in how you run your business?  Many software tools targeted at SMBs offer these enhanced features, but what is the risk of AI? MLA Companies’ fractional CFO solutions encourage human strategic financial advice.  We help you define your objectives for your…

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Technology in the way of growth

Posted on: February 28th, 2023

As small- and medium-sized business (SMB) owners work diligently to scale their companies, they often turn to technology and embrace automation, artificial intelligence (AI), and software to save time, money, and resources. But over-dependence on technology can hamper your strategic vision, meaning technology can get in the way of growth. MLA Companies is a Business…

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Offset the High Cost of AI

Posted on: January 31st, 2023

The acquisition market remains hot for small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs).  Operations data can give you a clear advantage, and AI promises to give you an edge.  But how can SMBs offset the high cost of AI? Large software as a service (SaaS) providers will tout their ability to leverage AI and Machine Learning.  But…

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Big Data for Small Business

Posted on: January 17th, 2023

Almost all companies seeking to sell have financial data, but operations data is often harder to come by in a small or medium-sized business (SMB).  Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning make big promises to collect and visualize data, but is big data for small business a dream or reality? MLA provides finance, strategy, and solutions…

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