Bankability Consulting for Entrepreneurs & Small Businesses

Quit Juggling your Company’s Financial Future!

 

A.D. Sims, LLC.

The Entrepreneur’s Financial Consulting Firm

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A.D. Sims, LLC was founded in 2017 as a consulting firm specializing in helping entrepreneurs and small business owners through financial related obstacles.  

Today, the firm has evolved into several companies that assist in the growth and development of businesses across the spectrum.

Clients range from tech startups to food manufacturers and restaurants to barbershops, hair salons and Doctors or dentists.

The primary objective is to 3x their leads, 2x their customer acquisition rate and ultimately improve profitability which enhances their probability of success in obtaining necessary funding to grow.

 

OUR MISSION

Empower entrepreneurs and small business owners to grow their organizations by identifying, understanding, and overcoming finance related hurdles.

 
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Everything your business needs to keep your lender happy and provide the capital you desire for growth!

Business Plans

  • identify your target market

  • attract & acquire customers efficiently

  • Illustrate profitability & CAshflow for debt service

  • articulate funding sources & uses

  • Prepare upto 36 months of projections


Lender Liaison & Compliance

  • borrowing base certificates

  • covenant compliance Certificates

  • Monthly Financial Statement review

  • revised projections

  • working capital analysis


Business Financial Fundamentals

  • Understanding the Profit & Loss Statement

  • 13 week cash flow analyis

  • managing Cost of Goods sold

  • Lowering Overhead

  • Breakeven Analysis

About the Founder

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Aaron founded his practice after seeing a large number of small business owners struggling to obtain the capital they needed to grow and expand their businesses. Over the years as a lender he realized that making great tasting pizza and running a healthy pizzeria are two very different skill sets. Many of the larger corporations utilize consulting firms to help fill in their knowledge  gaps and now, so do small businesses.

Aaron grew up in Waukegan with his Mother, Father, and 4 siblings in their loving Christian home. He attended Alabama A&M University on a full scholarship after graduating with honors  from Waukegan Highschool and being a major contributor to the baseball team. 

Aaron graduated with honors from Alabama A&M University with a degree in finance. He also played 4 years of D-I baseball and led the finance committee.

After one brief year of professional baseball, Aaron joined LaSalle Bank and completed their Commercial Lending training program. He continued on in his career as a lender with a few banks around Chicago and also spending 5 years with GE Capital. 

Over his career, Aaron has worked with businesses of all sizes from startups to fortune 100 companies across various industries from retail and restaurants to fintech and food manufacturing.

In 2020, Aaron learned to code and earned a full stack develeper certificaton. shortly thereafter he co-founded a digital bank.

In 2022, Aaron founded Ukuaji Strategies to incorporate Profit Acceleration Software into his practice of growing revenue & profitability for small businesses. He currently sits on the advisory board of Capitalize VC, a venture capital firm dedicated to fund pre-seed minority owned ventures. Aaron continues to actively consult with fintech startups.

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FREE CONSULTATION

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What Are You Struggling With in Your Business?

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