Author Archives: Mark Jacobs
November 2024
Technology Debt – What Is It, Do You Have It, and Why You Need to Address It
Most, if not all, businesses today rely on IT systems of one type or another to operate. In an ideal world, these will be modern IT systems that require minimal and predictable effort to maintain and operate in the same capacity as when it was first commissioned. This does not mean there will be zero […]
November 2024
A Deeper Dive Into Core Catalysts Implementation Recovery Services
Our Background in Implementation Recovery At Core Catalysts we have a leadership team with over 200 years of project implementation experience and expertise. Having “been around the block” (more than a few times), this means that, in terms of implementation, we have pretty much seen it all: the good, the bad, and the downright ugly. […]
October 2024
A Deeper Dive Into Core Catalysts Growth Services
At Core Catalysts, as part of our broad commitment to value creation, one of our key focus areas is helping client companies accelerate profitable revenue growth and control expenses. These efforts fall under the banner of what we call our suite of “Growth Services” offerings. In accelerating growth, we consider strategic growth options such as […]
October 2024
Preparing Publicly Funded and Non-profit Organizations for Their Financial Futures
Expenses rising faster than income, combined with increased revenue instability and uncertainty, are dual pressures making it harder for publicly funded and non-profit organizations to manage delivering against their missions and plan for the future. The first step in addressing these related challenges is to analyze and understand at a more granular level both income […]
October 2024
Cost Control for CIOs and CTOs
Holding the Line and Doing More, With Less In today’s dynamic business environment and economy, Chief Information Officers (CIOs) and Chief Technology Officers (CTOs) are under increasing pressure to “hold the line” and “do more with less” … all at a time when baseline IT (Information Technology) operating costs are increasing based on a variety […]
September 2024
Staying Ahead on Debt Service: Focus on Cash Management and Cost Takeouts
The upcoming debt “maturity wall” High interest rates and other borrowing costs continue to rattle businesses in all sectors of the US economy. With refinancing also becoming harder and more costly as much of the debt taken on during the pandemic (at lower rates) rapidly matures, there are fears of an upcoming debt “maturity wall” […]
September 2024
Developing a Pricing Playbook
Do You Have a Pricing Playbook? The Problems After a prolonged period of higher than historical average inflation, including large increases in many “core” input costs, you might reasonably think that most companies would now have a better understanding of their cost structures, track and monitor changes more closely, and know what to do […]
August 2024
Annual Budgeting and Strategic Planning
ARE YOU GETTING READY FOR ANNUAL BUDGETING AND STRATEGIC PLANNING? In the blink of an eye, we are already in the third quarter of 2024, meaning it will soon be time for most businesses to gear up for their annual budgeting and strategic planning. In almost every industry, markets have become more complex and variable, […]
July 2023
Roll-Ups: Lessons for Private Equity
Core Catalysts works with Private Equity (PE) firms across a broad range of types of engagement, from strategy to due diligence, through to integration planning and operational improvement. Recently we have worked closely with multiple firms on their strategies for industry roll-ups. From this, we have distilled several lessons we thought it would be worthwhile […]
June 2023
Growth Strategies in a Recession
While many business fundamentals remain robust, it is fair to say that the global economy isn’t exactly thriving, and chances of at least a mild recession in the near future are high. However, this doesn’t mean you have to give up on growth! There are multiple potential strategies that can help your business grow and […]