Entries by Sarah Schlott
Private Colleges Have a Revenue Problem That Looks Familiar
Private colleges are facing a smaller pool of traditional students and more price-sensitive buyers. Strip away the campus language and the business problem looks very familiar.
The Orlando Housing Story I’m Watching Isn’t Home Prices. It’s Household Pressure.
Mortgage stress is easy to dismiss as a housing story. I think Orlando businesses should read it as a household cash-flow story too.
Bookkeeping vs. Accounting: What Does Your Business Actually Need?
I think bookkeeping gets blamed for a lot of problems that aren’t really bookkeeping problems. The books are late. The numbers don’t make sense. Nobody trusts the balance sheet. Management can’t get a clean answer about margins. Month-end arrives with the energy of a small electrical fire. And somebody eventually says: We need better bookkeeping. […]
The 2,232-Acre Osceola Data Center Story Needs One Important Asterisk
A 2,232-acre Osceola County property is being marketed for hyperscale data-center development. That is interesting. It is not the same thing as a committed project.
Orlando Tourism Doesn’t Get to Coast on Being Orlando
Orlando has an extraordinary tourism engine. That doesn’t mean visitor demand should be treated as automatic. Here’s what I’m watching.
Statusphere Just Made a Very Physical Bet on Scaling Software
Statusphere expanded its Orlando fulfillment footprint from about 4,000 to nearly 24,000 square feet. I think the interesting SaaS lesson is what happens when digital scale runs into physical operations.
A $103 Million Orlando Industrial Deal Says More Than the Price Tag
A $103 million Central Orlando industrial acquisition caught my attention. The price is interesting. The occupancy, location and planned reinvestment are more useful signals.
How Much Do Accounting Services Cost in Orlando?
If you’re trying to figure out what accounting services should cost in Orlando, I can give you the frustrating answer first: It depends. I know. Very helpful. It’s the accounting-services equivalent of asking a parent how long it takes to get the kids out of the house. Technically, I can give you an estimate. But […]
Carvana Is Adding 100 Orlando-Area Jobs. The Number I’m Watching Is What Comes Next.
Carvana plans about 100 new jobs at its Sanford operation. The headline is good news. The more interesting question is what happens around those jobs next.