Inflation Wrecking Your Cash Flow? Boost Business Resilience With Smarter Financial Planning

In this episode of The Business Fix, Chrissy and Josh tackle one of the biggest myths in small business: that you can cut your way to greatness. Spoiler alert: you can’t. Instead, they explore how smart financial planning and intentional value creation can lead to sustainable growth, even under economic pressure and rising input costs.

You'll learn why focusing solely on cost efficiency can backfire if you're not also improving customer experience and maintaining employee morale. They’ll walk through how to balance cash flow and expense tracking while staying alert to the hidden costs that can sink your team.

Whether you’re responsible for financial management, team management, or you're running a lean B2B services operation, this episode offers practical strategies to strengthen your business resilience. From doing an efficiency study to conducting a supply chain audit, we cover all the areas business leaders tend to overlook until it’s too late.

Plus, Chrissy and Josh share how crisis planning and an adaptable leadership mindset can shift your entire approach from reactive trimming to proactive growth. They even touch on small business pricing, the impact of inflation and purchasing power on your team, and the importance of building a strong revenue strategy that aligns with your goals.

If you’ve been caught in the loop of cutting business expenses without real strategic gains, this episode is your roadmap to smarter, healthier growth.

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00:00:00 — Introduction & Inflation Isn’t Temporary
00:03:56 — Inflation by the Numbers: What the Data Really Says
00:08:42 — You Can’t Cut Your Way to Greatness
00:09:48 — How Inflation Impacts Your Team (and Their Eggs)
00:11:14 — Operational Efficiency vs. Amazon Mentality
00:14:28 — Ask Other B2B Owners What They’re Doing
00:15:26 — When Leadership Gets Lazy With Numbers
00:19:40 — Dumpster Fire Economics (Literally)
00:21:52 — Are Your Products Still Worth Selling?
00:23:45 — Long-Term Thinking: Plan for the Next 2–10 Years
00:26:13 — What Should Never Change: Quality, Service, and Commitment
00:30:45 — 3 Steps to Lead Through Economic Pressure
00:32:40 — The Most Important Financial Metric You’re Probably Ignoring
00:35:45 — Final Thoughts: Lead Boldly Through Uncertainty