About Van Lanier

Van Lanier is a turnaround consultant. He helps small business owners fix their companies when they become unprofitable.

Over the past 30 years, Van has spent a lot of 12-hour days helping clients turn their companies around so they could pay the bills and earn a good living.

Van is the managing director of Lanier Turnaround Group LLC and a life-long practitioner of turning things around. Previously, Van was National Director of Turnaround Consulting for KPMG BayMark.

He holds an M.B.A. in finance and is a Certified Management Consultant.

Van is a member of the Institute of Management Consultants, the Turnaround Management Association, and the Superior Business Firm Roundtable.

Van has also earned his stripes as a businessman. He has owned seven small businesses, four of which he started from scratch. He enjoyed modest success with most, but took it in the gut from one.

In addition to his consulting practice, Van writes and speaks on small business turnaround issues for the World Bank and other organizations.

Van lives in Virginia with his wife of 34 years, Peggy.

What They Say About
Van Lanier

"Van Lanier's Turnaround Roadmap System is easy to follow and it worked for us."
              — Arnold Miller

"Thanks for helping me solve a thorny problem at a difficult time."
              — Warren Pope

"Your writing is top notch and always on the mark."
              — Tom Veblen, author, The Way of Business

"Without exception, I can recommend Van Lanier as an effective turnaround consultant and a great guy to work with."
              — Terry Saeger

"When it comes to telling it like it is, few consultants can cut through the clutter like Van Lanier."
              — John Mumford, The Washington Group

"Van, your advice was a breath of fresh air. Thank you."
              — Edith Robinson

"Like it or not, many business owners get in trouble from time to time. I found that the trick to turning things around was to bring in a guy like Van Lanier. His insight, experience, and turnaround system saved our business."
              — John Sorenson

"If you are looking for a report-writing consultant to make you feel good, DON'T hire Van Lanier. This guy is action-oriented and works hard to help owners who want to help themselves."
              — Larry Alexander

"Your Turnaround Roadmap System is the best thing since sliced bread."
              — Harry Cummings

Dear Small Business Owner:

The great American realist, Will Rogers said,

"When you find yourself in a hole, stop digging."

Strange as it seems, this is actually the key to turning your business around so you can avoid bankruptcy and get back on track.

Think about: if your business is losing money, you are digging your financial hole deeper every day. The more money you lose, the deeper the hole. Keep it up and you'll be in so deep you can't climb out … no matter what.

So … Stop digging!

Easier said than done? Not really. It's actually quite simple if you know how, and I'll be glad to show you.

Why listen to me? Well, for one thing I've spent 30 years doing turnarounds all over the United States. As a turnaround consultant, I earn a very good living solving cash flow problems and saving companies from bankruptcy.

Naturally, I have an M.B.A. and other credentials, but more importantly I created a bullet-proof method that solves business problems so they stay fixed. It's simple and it works.

Now, I'd like to share my turnaround know-how with you so you can stop digging yourself into a financial hole, fix the business, and get your life back on course.

Discover how to fix your business, once and for all …

You know your business.

But, what you may not know are the methods, techniques, and short-cuts for turning things around after your business has become unprofitable and you're losing money.

Here's the answer. I've just created a new eBook to help you turn your business around so you can pay the bills on time and take home a good living.

Now, in this just-released eBook, How to Fix Your Business, I show you everything you need to get your business back on track:

• How to never run out of money.
• How to get creditors to back off so you can fix your business.
• Why bankruptcy is the last thing you should consider.
• Want to sleep at night instead of worry about your business? Here's how.
• The IRS is at your door. Now what?
• How to determine which expenses to cut and why.

Avoid Bankruptcy

With due respect to my colleagues who practice bankruptcy law, trying to reorganize a small business under Chapter 11 is the absolute last thing a small business owner should consider.

Why? The answer is simple: less than 5% of small businesses that file for bankruptcy protection survive to fight another day? That means 95% of small businesses who seek bankruptcy protection end up draining their remaining cash – on the bankruptcy process itself – then get liquidated via Chapter 7. The owner loses everything. The attorneys make the money.

Clearly, filing bankruptcy won't fix your business. It might keep attorneys in fancy cars, but it won't save your business.

Plus, you might be surprised to learn that filing bankruptcy will not make the I.R.S. go away. Tax liabilities –especially taxes withheld from employee pay checks but not forwarded to the I.R.S. – are not dischargeable in bankruptcy.

When it comes to bankruptcy, "Forget about it …"

Fix Your Business and Get Profitable

You've read the statistics: only two-thirds of new small businesses survive at least two years, and just 44 percent survive at least four years, according to a study by the U.S. Small Business Association.

Why is this? The reason is that when a business becomes unprofitable, the death clock starts ticking. When the business finally runs out of cash, it dies. No profit; no cash; no business.

As a friend of mine says, "You can't borrow yourself out of debt, but you can certainly go broke trying."

The antidote to business death is positive cash flow from operations (not borrowed money).

This is NOT the same as the Net Income your accountant reports at the end of the year. I've seen lots of businesses run out of cash and die while their accountants were reporting a profit on the monthly P&L.

It's critical to know the difference between the two and manage your business with a cash budget. The one I use is dirt simple and never fails.

My new eBook, How to Fix Your Business, explains cash flow and how to manage it so you can fix your business.

You'll get straight answers to questions like these:

• Why is cash flow so important?
• What if my vendors have me on credit hold?
• How much cash is enough?
• What if I don't have enough cash to meet all my expenses?
• Will the government take my house if I default on an SBA-guaranteed loan?
• How to get your banker to help you.
• Three things to say to your landlord when the rent is past due.
• Do you have a competent bookkeeper? Can you prove it?

Praise for Van Lanier's Advice
On Business Turnarounds

"Van Lanier is a combination of Dr. Welby and The Equalizer. He's the best I know."
              -- B. Lockwood, attorney and business owner

"Van really delivers on his promises. I was struck not only by the number of new ideas he presented, but by the calm and reassuring way he dealt with a difficult situation."
              -- J. Nichols., business owner

"If you want to get the heart of the matter and fix your small business, I can't think of a better resource than Van Lanier." 
              -- W. Pope, business owner

Use It Risk-Free for 90 Days

I am confident How to Fix Your Business will help you turn your business around.

In fact, I guarantee it.

That's right: if you are not 100% convinced that How to Fix Your Business can help you stop losing money and get back on track…

Or you are dissatisfied for any other reason …

Just let me know within 90 days and I'll immediately send you a full and prompt refund of the $49 purchase price.

You risk nothing!

So, what are you waiting for?

To get all the inside tips and techniques in How to Fix Your Business for 90 days risk-free, just click below now:

Sincerely,

Van Lanier

P.S. "I can't believe you are selling this life-changing information for just a few bucks!" a bewildered colleague said to me the other day. "Why are you doing this?"

The reason, I told him, is that my turnaround consulting practice (www.LanierTurnaround.com) has been swamped with requests from small business owners affected by the down-turning economy.

Because our plate is full, I needed a resource I could refer to these business owners that would help them.

I searched everywhere, but couldn't find a thing that did the job.

I reviewed the books on turnarounds, but most are vanity pieces written by high-flying CEOs. While exciting to read, turnaround stories won't help the small business owner struggling to meet payroll.

Frankly, there was just nothing out there that I could refer to these small business owners who were contacting me for help.

So, I sat down and wrote a simple-to-use eBook on how to turnaround a business. It lays out the facts, know-how, and straight talk needed to fix a small business that has become unprofitable.

How to Fix Your Business contains the same information and specifics I use to brief my consulting clients.

The information is presented in outline form. Each chapter includes:

• Objectives Statement
• Key Points
• Chapter Summary
• ►Action Steps.

Also included are letters, forms, and examples you can modify for your own use. These include:

• Signs of Trouble
• Preliminary Turnaround Considerations
• Basic turnaround information you need to have
• Cash budgets (2)
• Basic financial analysis tables and resources
• Turnaround plan outline
• Sample turnaround plan
• Initial letter to creditors
• Letter to bank requesting forbearance
• Weekly checklist to manage your turnaround

You can master the entire "turnaround" process ... in about a week.

But, as my uncle George used to say, "Nothing happens until somebody does something."

So, I urge you to get this program today. Every day you wait -- hoping things will get better -- is another day you're stuck in a financial hole … and it's getting deeper.

So … Stop digging!

Click here, and get out of the hole.