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    • Nick Setchell – RealTime CEO
    • Vistage & TEC WorkshopsNick Setchell has been working with Vistage, the world’s largest CEO organization, since 2001.
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    • Economic Update Report
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    • Should We? / Can We?View, in real time, the actual financial impact of the hundreds of business decisions your team makes every month.
    • 24 Month Rolling ForecastingBlend your trailing twelve months with a rolling 12-month forecast to get a complete financial picture of your business.
    • J Curve ManagementTrack the number of investments you’re undertaking, the 3 phases of each, and the 5 rules for managing them.
    • Return on Operations – ROOView your return on operations percentage — your ROO % — the most powerful number to measure business success.
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August 2013 – Vistage USA

August 2013 - Vistage USA

It is that time of year again with RealTime CEO travelling in America speaking with Vistage groups and meeting with clients in Phoenix and San Francisco.

Now for the fun facts:

If you are from San Francisco you probably already know this but the fortune cookie you get at Chinese restaurants was actually invented by a Japanese resident of San Francisco.  So much for Confucius!!

How about this?  In 1867, San Francisco instituted America’s first “ugly law,” which prohibited unsightly people from showing their faces in public.  Apparently (sadly?) it has since been repealed.

And as far as Phoenix Arizona goes, Arizona once had a navy consisting of two boats on the Colorado River. They were used to prevent California from encroaching on Arizona territory.

Apparently the official State colours for Arizona are blue and gold.  No wonder Nick likes going there – they are his favourite colours too!

"Our quarterly meetings continually provide us with the financial indicators we need to make the best decisions. The Fiscal Focus analysis provides my team with the information they need to do what is most important to the organization …. make money.

I especially like the “What If” tool because it shows me in real time the effects on ROI for the most critical decisions.

Thank you for helping us through this difficult economy. Without your help and guidance, I do not believe we would be as financially strong as we are."

- Steven G. Dignan, President, Nickle Electrical Companies

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