July 23, 2025 / By The Financial Poise Editors Making Metrics Matter: A Plain-English Guide to Cash Flow KPIs A company’s financial health is more comprehensive than a single profit chart; it necessitates a deep dive into cash flow andRead More
In a comprehensive feature by the Journal of Corporate Renewal in March 2020, Ken Yager, President of Newpoint Advisors Corporation, detailed his extensive journey in the field of turnaround and restructuring, beginning from his early inspiration in his teens toRead More
A Milestone of Success in the Financial Advisory Landscape We are thrilled to mark a significant milestone in our journey at Newpoint Advisors Corporation: our 10th anniversary. Over the past decade, we’ve dedicated ourselves to revitalizing and enhancing the financialRead More
The article, written by Ken Yager, founder and president of Newpoint Advisors Corporation, delves into the critical importance of cash flow management within the factoring industry. Factoring, which provides immediate working capital to businesses, relies heavily on the proficient managementRead More
Newpoint Advisors Corporation, with a decade of experience in the turnaround space, has distinguished itself in the asset-based lending industry through its innovative “laboratory approach” to assisting distressed borrowers. Leveraging its Turnaround Action Matrix Evaluation (TAME) platform, the company employsRead More
Newpoint President Ken Yager has been featured in many webinars at Financial Poise. Ken is the founder and President of Newpoint Advisors and has 25 years of executive leadership experience in stakeholder communication. He has worked with clients in aRead More
Newpoint President Ken Yager will speak on the Secured Finance Network’s Credit & Ops Forum. On April 7th, Ken will address optimizing credit and operations functions. During this conversation, he will discuss strategies to generate opportunities and overcome challenges. TheRead More
In the latest issue of The Secured Lender from SFNET, Newpoint President Ken Yager sat with Eileen Wubbe and talked about the Newpoint story and journey. From our founding nearly ten years ago to the new and exciting things aroundRead More
Newpoint Advisors Corporation featured in The Secured Lender’s Great Places to Work issue. At Newpoint we strive to not only put out only high-quality work but to also have the highest quality team preforming that work. Under the One-Team MindsetRead More
Recently Newpoint President Ken Yager was asked to write an article for the “Know Thy Numbers” series for Financial Poise. He wrote about the uncharted territories of accrued expenses, how they’re made, how they differ from accounts payable, and howRead More
Recently, Newpoint President Ken Yager was featured on “On a Mission,” A show that speaks with community leaders who are out to make a positive impact in the world around them. Newpoint Advisors positively changes the small business sector byRead More
“I realized that Newpoint was only going to come to fruition by leveraging technology to provide solutions to smaller distressed businesses. Specifically, those who cannot be serviced by traditional consulting firms.” -Ken Yager Read Full Article Here
You worry about managing a business – it goes with the territory. And if you operate a business in today’s environment, it’s safe to say that you are worrying about things you never worried about before. Supply chain shocks, customerRead More
Financial Poise Webinars™ presents “Help, My Business is In Trouble!,” a live webinar premiering August 24th at 2:00 PM CST. This webinar is co-produced by West LegalEdCenter™ and part of the “Restructuring, Insolvency & Troubled Companies 2022” series. It willRead More
NOTICE OF ASSIGNEE’S SALE OF ASSETS OF DIGITAL GOLF TECHNOLOGIES, INC. D/B/A SWING KING PLEASE TAKE NOTICE that on Wednesday, June 22, 2022 @ 10:30 a.m. (CT), live via ZOOM, Matthew Brash, not individually but solely in his capacity asRead More
CHICAGO (DATE TBD) – On the eve of the nation’s largest gathering of Bankruptcy Trustees which includes the newly appointed d Subchapter V Bankruptcy trustees, Newpoint Advisors Corporation congratulated Senior Managing Director Matthew Brash and Senior Managing Director Tim StoneRead More
September 14, 2021 12PM CST Hybrid Event Live @ Waller, 511 Union Street, 27th Floor, Nashville, TN Box Lunch to be served Or, Attend Via Zoom Event is complementary, but registration is required. Open to members and non-members.
Wednesday, August 18, 2021 1:15PM – 2:15PM CST TMA Town Hall From ‘Poor Farm’ to Skilled Nursing Facility—Champaign County Nursing Home Case Study, Sponsored by SAK Management Services, LLC The Champaign County Nursing Home served local residents for more thanRead More
August 5, 2021 4PM – 5:30 PM EST Join TMA Detroit as we go in-depth on two restructuring case studies with four seasoned turnaround professionals. Listen and learn how successful restructuring was achieved in a Chapter 5 bankruptcy and inRead More
June 23, 2021 4PM – 5:30 PM EST On March 27, 2020, the U.S. government passed a bill under the CARES Act creating the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP). Last June, TMA Detroit presented a program which provided some insights onRead More
Thursday, April 22, 2021 2 PM CST Leading Professionals to Teach About Cash Flow Modeling Financial Poise Webinars™ announces “Where Did All My Profits Go? Mastering the Concept of Working Capital,” a live webinar premiering April 22nd at 2:00 PMRead More
Thursday, March 18, 2021 12 PM – 1:30 PM EST Join TMA Florida for our first in a 3-part interactive case study series. A Case Study in Restaurant Survival – An example of ordering everything on the restructuring menu toRead More
As an Imagination Sponsor for the Turnaround Management Association, we are pleased to announce that Ken Yager will be moderating Chapter 11 and Subchapter V- A Means to a [Dealmaking] End or Just the End? at this year’s Distressed InvestingRead More
Wednesday, February 10, 2021 2pm EST / 11am PST Small businesses in the hospitality and retail sector were hit especially hard by the pandemic. For those that have survived, the focus will ultimately shift to building back. Join Fox PartnersRead More
We are living through unprecedented times of abrupt and major change. No one is unaffected by the rippling effects of this pandemic and the economic repercussions. Essentially, every business is now in transition, dealing with new and unexpected challenges. FurloughedRead More
June 25, 2020 12:00 PM – 1:00 PM (Eastern Daylight Time) Dial-in instructions will be emailed 1 day prior to roundtable. The world of lending has literally changed overnight. There have been changes on how we manage our portfolios, howRead More
Have you ever played a video game? In any game, as you move up a level different challenges appear, and everything comes at you faster. That where business is right now. COVID-19 has changed the level every business operates on.Read More
The panel will discuss audit, risk, self-certification, and forgiveness as well as key metrics that are needed to measure progress over the next 100 days. Panelists:Darren Burmania from Bodman LawDon Luciani from Amherst PartnersNan Kreamer from Newpoint AdvisorsScott Keusch fromRead More
Register here for a live discussion with Ken Yager on Tuesday May 26, 2020 at 1pm (CST). How do you rescue a failing company? Where do you start? Ken Yager and his company Newpoint Advisors do this every day –Read More
Restructuring a business is never easy, and it’s going to be especially tough in the months ahead. Here are 10 rules to think about if you are about to start down this path. First, do these five things to surviveRead More
Federal programs have been created to help distressed businesses, but navigating the landscape of available resources isn’t easy. Join our next TMA Town Hall on April 22 to learn more about federal, state, and private resources, and who has beenRead More
A big part of being a business leader means being an optimist. But there are times when you need to park your optimism. This is one of them. An asset-based lender told me this week that getting some of hisRead More
Newpoint Advisors Corp., a national financial advisory firm focused on small companies, announced a senior staff member has become the first Trustee appointed to a case under Subchapter V of the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) that wentRead More
Effective today, the Small Business Reorganization Act of 2019 (SBRA) is live and taking cases. Thus, we figured that PACER would have much to report about such a potentially big day for small business debtors. In fact, we assumed thatRead More
Gibraltar Business Capital prides itself on working closely with other financial and business professionals to help their clients gain financial security and build a foundation for future growth. A turnaround consultant called in Gibraltar when his client’s bank proved lessRead More
In a recent interview, Ken Yager, President, and founder of Newpoint Advisors offered his observations on growth mismanagement in lower-middle-market companies, from his perspective as a turnaround advisor. What Are Some Common Signs That Trouble Is Brewing?“The companies that callRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for Monster Jobs. If you do decide to bring on new people and are unsure about your ability to take on a full-time person, consider doing so gradually. Hire a part-time person for threeRead More
Watch the video below to understand more about who Newpoint Advisors is and how we help business owners. Are you a small or medium sized business owner, facing significant cash flow issues and have run out of options for moreRead More
Ken was asked to do a business workshop for SCORE, a small business service funded in part by the SBA. The purpose of this free online business workshop was to demonstrate the significance of evaluating your cash flow, helping youRead More
Financial Poise™ has one objective: to provide credible, simple English business, financial and legal education for individual investors, entrepreneurs, and other private business owners. Newpoint Advisors shares this mission. Our goal is to save small businesses and that begins withRead More
Green Industry Pros featured NewPoint Advisors’ TAME™ and Cash Flow Launcher™ as tools to “TAME the cash flow beast.” The tools TAME™ and Cash Flow Launcher™, help million-dollar businesses get their arms around cash flow with 13-week projections, excel-based workbooksRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for Quicken. While historical data is vital for keeping your budget on a firm foundation, it’s not going to tell the whole story for this month or the months to come, especially if yourRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for the Chicago Tribune. “I need someone I can talk to who can understand the dynamics of a small business,” says Ken Yager, who owns Newpoint Advisors, a Schaumburg, Illinois-based consulting firm. “With aRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for American Express. Strive for 5 percent liquidity in your cash-flow plan. After you make payroll and pay your bills, you may want to strive to have more than 5 percent of your weeklyRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for Frontier Business. Get the sale. You cannot run a business idea up the hill of success unless you get out there and sell. . . . Social media . . . is notRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for Future of Everything While digital banking may help with that from a cost perspective there are some elements of business support that we have to be careful about. The biggest risk for businessesRead More
Unfortunately, there is no exact blueprint to working out a loan or lease collateralized by equipment. And as your client spins the roulette wheel with equipment usage, there are a number of ways the business can affect your collateral andRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for the Commercial Finance Association. It would appear that MCAs are maturing into their position in the finance world. As they do that, it would appear that mostly the rules of the wild westRead More
Ken Yager contributed to this article for the Foresight for Development. While digital banking may help with that from a cost perspective there are some elements of business support that we have to be careful about. The biggest risk forRead More
When Ken Yager and his associates introduced the turnaround management company Newpoint Advisors Corporation, he did so with the aim of targeting small to lower middle-market companies in a time-efficient and cost-effective manner. But by no means was he thinkingRead More
