by | Jul 2, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The storm clouds are on the horizon! Multiple times in the last month business owners have complained to me that sales have dropped in the last two to three months. There are a multitude of reasons that I would point to. The main ones: The consumers are nervous and...
by | Jun 24, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
If you haven’t figured it out yet, sales is not for the thinned skinned. There is a lot of rejection and interactions with different types of personalities. The trick to getting through this is persistence and growing a thick skin. Successful salespeople understand...
by | Jun 17, 2011 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Current Affairs, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series, Surviving an IRS Audit Series, Tax Tip of The Week
Every business owner has tons of business expenses that they “need” in order to run their business. And, every business owner believes that everything they spend should be deducted on their tax return. But, the tax code makes reporting these expenses to the IRS...
by | Jun 13, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
What is it that you to get out of running a successful business? What is your definition of success? Your answers to these questions are important in determining how to run your business. What three words define success for you? Common themes for entrepreneurs are...
by | May 20, 2011 | Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Current Affairs, Income Taxes, Small Business Owners
That is not a misprint! In the minute it will take you to read this article (better read fast) the federal government will spend $237,823 more than the taxes it takes in. You can easily verify this information on the internet and you will see that the federal deficit...
by | May 13, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The majority of business owners are what I call accidental managers who have no formal training in managing employees. In fact managing employees if often very far from the business owners’ mind when they started their business. Unfortunately for them, being able to...
