The Hidden Profit Leaks in Your eCommerce Business: How to Stop Losing Money and Start Growing Fast
A FREE GUIDE BY THRIVE GLOBAL CFO
Introduction
The eCommerce world is booming, with more brands entering the market every day. The allure of online business, with its promises of unlimited growth and financial freedom, is stronger than ever. Yet, beneath the surface, the reality is far more complex.
For every success story you hear, there are countless more tales of struggle and failure. The truth is, the majority of eCommerce businesses don't survive beyond their first few years. The reasons are varied—poor cash flow management, unsustainable growth strategies, or simply a lack of profitability.
In this guide, we will challenge some of the most common assumptions about what it takes to succeed in eCommerce. We’ll explore why revenue isn’t the ultimate measure of success, why focusing on cash flow is crucial, and how to avoid the pitfalls of rapid scaling.
Whether you’re just starting out, looking to grow your already launched brand, or managing a mature business, this guide will provide you with the insights and strategies you need to build a profitable, cash-rich eCommerce business that can weather any storm.
This isn’t just another guide on growing your online store. It’s a roadmap to making your business truly sustainable—financially healthy, resilient, and poised for long-term success.
Let’s dive in!
- 📄 Why Revenue Alone Is a Trap
- 📄 The Real Reason Most eCommerce Brands Fail
- 📄 Why Scaling Can Ruin Your Business
- 📄 The Secret to a Cash-Rich Business
- 📄 The Silent Killer of eCommerce Businesses
- 📄 The Untapped Potential of Customer Lifetime Value (CLTV)
- 📄 Building a Resilient eCommerce Business
- 📄 Your Path to Profitability and a Cash-Rich Future
Discover the 11 rules to consistently & predictably grow a profitable & cash rich e-commerce business this 2025 without having to rely on your accountant, adding more work on you and best of all without having to guess what the impact of your goals to your financial plans…
On September 28, 2024, one full Saturday in a conference room in Cainta…
I’m putting together a board room of CEO’s and ecommerce business owners and showing them exactly how to consistently & predictably grow a profitable & cash rich ecommerce business…
I’m going to guide you to have the balls to face the truth in your business. Confront the most brutal facts and understand finance as a CEO.
You cannot make a right decision if your financials are not clear. Understanding your financials can help you sleep peacefully at night and achieve all your personal goals sooner than later.
So I’m going to give you the tools to turn your business into consistently & predictably growing a profitable & cash rich ecommerce business…
…with stuff you’ve already got and assets that we will give you WITHOUT needing to hire a full in-house accounting team (especially when you can’t afford it yet!)
You and I will go over everything you need and I’ll give you EVERYTHING to do this for yourself…
Here's what the day will look like:
Session #1: How to Design Profits in your eCommerce Business Starting from Day 1
- Knowing your money levers – So you’ll know how to define the most critical parts of your business when it comes to growing and scaling it
- The Power of One – How to price your products so that it can provide the max profits for your business
- The most important metric and it’s not your Net Profit – How protecting this metric positions you to have the most profitable months without having to sell more and more
- Facing the reality – How understanding your costs can make you a better business owner
- [TOOL] Profit Plan calculator – Even if you don’t have your own accountant or CFO yet, you can keep track of your way to success using our 1 page Profit Plan calculator
Session #2: How to Grow Your Business By Paying Yourself and Hiring Profitably
- Lean is the way – Discover your business baseline operations by setting currents and controls
- Your business is a cash cow – Learn why paying yourself from the business might be the best thing you can do to grow it
- Keeping the BIR happy is a profitability indicator – Why understanding your tax options can actually propel you to growth and more cash
- Don’t aim for breakeven – How to set targets so you can grow consistently and predictably
- Profitable Hiring – Why the businesses that win are those that get the most productivity out of every peso of labor
- [TOOL] Million Peso Cash Flow Model – A rolling cash flow forecast that makes sense for you and your leadership team
Session #3: How to Make Sure Your Goals are Hit in the Next 90 Days
- Fix This First – How to prioritize things when you become a business owner
- How to optimize your cash flow
- The Value of Your Time – How to value your time in the POV of your business
- Define Your Anchors – Discover the 3 anchors that can help you navigate your business to success
- [TOOL] Time-Travel Planner – The surefire way to hit your goals in the next 90 days