Designing Profitable Products and Services

A key component of building a successful small business is ensuring you’re able to design profitable products and services. There’s nothing more debilitating than hitting your sales, only to discover you’re still losing money. While this makes sense for venture-backable startups, bootstrapped small business owners can’t afford to burn cash. So for episode 3, I brought on my own personal accountant and bookkeeper, Lathell Blaine, from the Blaine group, to discuss how to plan for profitability out the gate.

Here at the Bunker, we realize everyone doesn’t have a strong financial background, so to help ease the burden on your entrepreneurial journey, we’ve partnered with Intuit, The global technology platform that helps business owners of all shapes and sizes to achieve financial confidence.

To learn more about their sweet of products serving small business owners like yourself, visit intuit.com

Be sure to also visit BunkerLabs.org, to learn more about all the amazing programs and support we’re providing for veterans and military spouses. 

What is A Crash Course In Small Business Finance?

For first time founders, the financial responsibilities that come with running a business can feel overwhelming, from designing profitable products and services, properly managing cash flow, and ensuring you’re crossing your T’s and dotting your I’s in order secure outside capital from local banks, community development financial institutions, and other alternative sources of funding for small business owners.

Here at the Bunker, we realize everyone doesn’t have a strong a financial background, so to help ease the burden on your entrepreneurial journey, we’ve partnered with Intuit, the global technology platform that helps business owners of all shapes and sizes achieve financial confidence, in order to create “A Crash Course in Small Business Finance,” a limited-edition podcast series, featuring Subject Matter Experts from the Bunker Community, to discuss what you need to know about finance, and set yourself up for success.