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According to the Small Business Administration survival rates for businesses decline with each passing year. “Seven out of 10 new employer firms survive at least 2 years, half at least 5 years, a third at least 10 years, and a quarter stay in business 15 years or more.”

The primary reasons for business failure are lack of experience, insufficient capital, poor inventory management, competition and low sales just to name a few.(Source: The Do It Yourself Business Book, Gustave Berle). We believe these items are but symptoms of something much deeper. A lack of business financial knowledge is the root cause of the list above. A strong understanding of small business finance will lead to better capital management, improved inventory management, accurate competition assessment and prudent sales forecasts. With this in mind Excellent Ones Consulting LLC was formed “to equip every small business with the financial knowledge and tools necessary to promote growth.”

We deliver custom one-on-one and group workshops for small businesses on topics like: cash flow analysis, forecasting, financial models, financial data analysis and dashboards to name a few. Each class features real life business cases, financial principles typically available in an MBA program and hands-on exercises with Microsoft Excel. In addition to training our projects include developing custom dashboards, financial models and financial statements for business plans.

Othniel Denis

Othniel Denis is currently Principal of Excellent Ones Consulting LLC. He brings with him a background in finance, training, and information management systems. Prior to opening his own firm, Othniel spent the last 13 years in finance as an Analyst at organizations like New York University, Nassau County Government and Brookhaven National Laboratory to name a few. In those organizations his responsibilities included: building financial models, forecasting revenue, developing budgets and analyzing data to support strategic decisions. Throughout his career he has always taken a pleasure in sharing what he has learned with others. This desire to share prompted him to start his firm in 2011. During this journey he has trained close to 300 people and completed projects with organizations like the New York City Business Solutions Center. He sits on the Board of the American Society of Trainers and Developers of NY as VP of Finance, is a member of SHRM, Brooklyn and Bronx Chambers of Commerce.
He has a BA in Finance with a specialization in Computer Science from SUNY and an MBA in Management Information Systems from Adelphi University. Othniel lives in Brooklyn, New York with his wife and four children.