QORVAL PARTNERS, LLC NAMES FOUR SENIOR MANAGING DIRECTORS/SUBJECT MATTER EXPERTS
October 7, 2021(Naples, FL, October 6, 2021) Paul Fioravanti, MBA, MPA, CTP, and CEO & Managing Partner of Qorval Partners, LLC, a 25-year old Southeast based advisory, management consulting, turnaround and restructuring and financial and operational improvement firm, announced today that Lane Morlock, Lissa Weissman and Karl D. Reed have joined the firm as Senior Managing Directors […]
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Better To Need An Early Parachute Than A Late Fire Hose
October 1, 2021Chris Stapleton’s “Parachute” is like an anthem for turnaround and transformation professionals. Street lights along the highway Throwing shadows in the dark And the memories keep on turning To the rhythm of a broken heart You only need a roof when it’s raining You only need a fire when it’s cold You only need a […]
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Be Super.
September 15, 2021That’s Jim Malone standing in front of a painting of Superman. It was a great piece of art that hung in our various Qorval offices over the years, and it hung finally in Jim’s home office, where he spent his last days. Last days, welcoming family, friends, colleagues, taking visitors, meetings, calls. Jim passed on […]
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Car Branding: A Bemused Joyride Into The Human Psyche
September 8, 2021“Theese Is My New Carrrrr” said Mr. Montalban. Amid the cacophony of 1970’s television advertising, there he was in a brown butterfly collar shirt. This was the guy who gave Shatner a run for his money as frenemy Khan on Star Trek. Ricardo was even cooler than the Dos Equis guy (real name: Jonathan Goldsmith), out-Fernandoed […]
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The Real Meaning Of 13 Stars
August 28, 2021We can debate the politics of the situation that is Afghanistan. We can blame administrations. We can blame military leadership. We can finger point between the last administration and the current one. We can assign blame among at least two of the three branches of government. We can certainly wonder whether our executive branch is […]
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Caveat Exitus; Caveat Fiscus: Caveat Venditor
August 18, 2021Thinking about raising capital for your business? Thinking about exiting it? You’ve undoubtedly heard the expression, Caveat Emptor. Buyer Beware. Selling your business? Get a mindset for Caveat Venditor. Seller Beware. Depending on whom you ask, and what you’re trying to accomplish, raising capital and/or partially or entirely exiting your business can be challenging. There are, of course many variables, […]
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A Good, Bad, Ugly Time For Businesses
August 16, 2021The pandemic continues to bring us more “Unknowns” than Sad Hill. What we thought was a waning impact of Coronavirus on businesses and life in general, has itself learned to pivot and morphed into a testament to the nature of anything virulent — adaptive, persistent, petulant. Lots of bad and ugly, not much good. For some […]
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Commoditization Risk
July 28, 2021Rewatch Minions. Yes, trust me on this. Rewatch the Minions movie. I saw it many years ago with my son in a movie theatre, when it first was released. I recently watched it again. Maybe it was coming out of the COVID fog and hangover, but it seemed different to me. I saw different lessons […]
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Churn
July 26, 2021“Happy Day Before Your Birthday” Every year, I get two calls on the day before my birthday. One is from Will, a gentleman I’ve purchased several cars and trucks from. He works for one of the best dealers in the US. I also get a call from another car dealer salesperson, Joe, who works for […]
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Businesses Need To Forecast More Than Cash Flow
July 1, 2021What’s going on in your business? How is your business’ cash flow? Are you making money? Are you burning through cash? Do you have any idea what happens with each quarter? What does the next quarter — yes, 13 weeks, have in store for the business? Cash Flow 101 On the cash flow variable side, […]
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Celebrate Resilience As Well As Independence
July 1, 2021Abraham Lincoln delivered a speech in 1858 on The Declaration of Independence, concerned that most people had never read it, nor, celebrated it for what it said, and accomplished. His speech in Lewiston, Illinois said, “My countrymen, if you have been taught doctrines [that] conflict with the great landmarks of the Declaration of Independence; if […]
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Dematerialization And The Irony Of Applied Technology
June 30, 2021Dematerialization. Wow, what a Scrabble word. What does this word mean? It sounds like some ominous threat to the world as portrayed in a Batman movie. It could be what happens to whatever a new weapon is pointed at in a sci-fi movie. Nope. It’s actually what’s happening to the stuff around us, and dare I say, it’s happening […]
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A Solid Business Foundation Is Built On “Doing the Right Things”
May 10, 2021“Management is doing things right; leadership is doing the right things.” = Peter Drucker. Crisis can be avoided by setting a proper foundation for the business, and the very problems that companies sometimes experience can be avoided by bringing objective perspective — in the form of another set of eyes — counsel that provides a […]
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In Memoriam, Jim Malone, 1942-2021, Founding Partner and Chairman Emeritus
April 22, 2021In life, and in business, there are a few select individuals where it’s not what they do, but who they are. There will ever only be one Jim Malone. Today I feel as if I’ve lost three people: a business partner, a friend, a fatherly mentor. It is with great sadness and loss that I […]
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Six C’s: Six Simple Strategies for Businesses Mitigating the Impacts of COVID-19
December 21, 2020COVID-19 has had a significant impact on all businesses this year, large and small. It can be difficult as a business owner to plan ahead for an event such as a pandemic. Qorval has created six simple strategies to mitigate the effects of COVID-19 on your business. Download our presentation below to learn how to […]
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Your Employees Are Your Greatest Resource
July 31, 2018Most business experts will tell you a company’s success is directly linked to the employees in the organization. Why? Sales don’t happen without people; products don’t get manufactured by themselves; service doesn’t get provided without people. For there is no company, no organization, no critical mass, without people. The right people. In the right seats. […]
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Best Practices for Raising Capital for Startups
May 29, 2018As business consulting experts, Qorval has worked with various companies in different industries, sizes, and stages for more than two decades. Through the life cycle of a business, there are different challenges – and Qorval can bring value and uniquely targeted expertise to a variety of challenges each stage brings. A particular stage that can […]
Read MoreKeys for Winding a Business Down
May 21, 2018Sometimes despite the owners’ and managers’ most valiant and creative efforts, a business is simply unsustainable. Consider how Netflix, a game-changing startup which Blockbuster passed on purchasing at a $50 million price tag, has nearly eclipsed Disney in market cap value, yet Blockbuster is a memory of a business model which now seems as obsolete […]
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DRIVE CASH FLOW: How to Improve Cash Flow in Your Business
May 14, 2018The ultimate goal of Qorval is to provide your business with the solutions it needs to grow and drive profitability. An important element of profitability is cash flow management. You can have a profitable business, but negative cash flow. However, the relationship between the two is important. A healthy cash flow helps you smooth out […]
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Projections Are Vanity, PROFIT is Sanity: How QORVAL Helps Contractors And Service Companies Improve Their Net Income
April 27, 2018Does your contracting, service or other business rely on HOPE to deliver your business plan results? Do you even have a business plan? How real are your projections for backlog and pipeline? Qorval’s goal as a business consulting firm is to offer our experience and expertise to return your company to profitability. If you are […]
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