Fritz Financial Solutions

09/22/2026

🪂Every business owner should have an exit plan.

Your exit may be five years away. It may be fifteen. Either way, the best time to start thinking about it is long before you need it.

You deserve a future that gives you a “face pressed up against the glass” moment.

09/15/2026

If your answer to every growing pain is, "We need to hire someone," it may be time to look deeper.

Many business owners are talking to their financial partners and taking a different approach. They're improving processes, removing bottlenecks, investing in technology and making it easier for their current team to succeed.

Getting more out of the business you've already built can be one of the most effective ways to grow.

09/08/2026

Owning a business means carrying hundreds of open tabs in your brain at all times. 📂

This Fast Company article explores how that mental clutter slowly drains decision-making, creativity and focus. It is a good reminder that one of the best things a business owner can do is create more headspace. 🧠

https://www.fastcompany.com/91584354/the-hidden-cost-of-mental-clutter-at-work-and-how-to-clean-it-up-leadership-performance-mental-clutter

08/27/2026

Success probably looks different to you than it did 10 years ago.

That's normal! For many business owners, the definition changes over time. Early on, success might mean simply making payroll. Later, it might mean building a business that supports the life you want to live.

We thought this Forbes article offered an interesting perspective on career reinvention and the idea that growth does not always follow a straight line. Sometimes the biggest and best changes happen when you take the time to redefine what success means to you.

Brand strategist Jennifer Walton shares how professionals can navigate career reinvention, redefine success, and use discernment to thrive amid constant workplace change.

08/25/2026

Nearly three out of four business owners expect to exit their businesses within the next 10 years.

Yet according to the Exit Planning Institute, many spend far more time preparing for the financial side of an exit than the personal side.
Your business is more than an asset. For many owners, it becomes part of their identity, daily routine and sense of purpose. Walking away affects much more than a balance sheet.

Whether your exit is five years away or 25, this is a good reminder that preparing yourself for what comes next deserves just as much attention as preparing the business itself.

08/18/2026

You may think you've operationalized every process in your business so you have complete control over what happens.

Here's some tough love: you may have gone too far. 🫸

If every customer problem requires three approvals and an exception to the policy, don't be surprised when your employees become frustrated and stop looking for ways to help.

This Harvard Business Review article explores how well-intentioned rules and bureaucracy can undermine the very purpose organizations claim to value.

https://hbr.org/2020/01/taming-complexity

07/30/2026

People are your most valuable asset. It's no wonder that payroll gets costly! 💰

With such a significant expense, should payroll be a Human Resources task, or does it fit more into Finance?

We broke down the payroll process and shared who the real experts are: https://fritzfinancialsolutions.com/who-is-responsible-for-payroll/

07/28/2026

Hiring feels so complicated for so many businesses.

We recently wrote about why staffing feels so difficult right now:
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07/23/2026

Summer is going fast. ☀️

Have you been able to step away from work for a little vacation and enjoy it?

One summer vacation week usually isn't enough to recover from constant stress and nonstop work mode.

Check out this article from The Guardian on practicing “psychological detachment”, or actually switching your brain out of work mode on a regular basis.

The boundaries between work and leisure are being blurred, but it’s vital for your health to learn how to turn off. Whether you do your job from home or not, here’s how to reset and reclaim your private time