by | Feb 17, 2011 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
I was asked recently, “Your blog says you provide ideas for business owners to increase their profits. Why do you have a weekly article on sales & marketing?” The answer to this question is twofold. First, we have a marketing person on our staff who writes those...
by | Oct 29, 2010 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Current Affairs, Income Taxes, Personal financial planning, Small Business Owners, Tax Tip of The Week
“You owe $25,000 in taxes!!!” Is the last thing you want to hear your accountant say on April 15th. With new tax law changes and failing to plan, your tax bill can easily equal $25,000 or more!! Tax planning is the best way to avoid steep tax bills and heart stopping...
by | Sep 24, 2010 | Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
“Send me a proposal and I’ll think about it.” This saying is very common in the business world. When a potential client tells you this, you know the sale hinges on the proposal. For new business, owners this may be a challenge – even so for veteran business...
by | Sep 10, 2010 | Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
The goal of every business owner is to make money while doing something that they enjoy. The only way to do this is by making sure all of your critical business elements are working properly. These elements include accounting, management/HR, marketing and...
by | Feb 3, 2010 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Small Business Owners
Nothing is interesting if you’re not interested. – Helen Macinnes And, about the last thing most business owners are interested in is spending some quality time with their accounting records. In fact, I often joke that all business owners have ADD. They have so many...
by | Oct 15, 2009 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Sales & Marketing
Business Success Series – Part 1 What Is The Secret of Business Success? Over the last year, I’ve seen more businesses struggle and even go under than at any other time in the eighteen years I have owned my CPA firm. Everybody blames the economy, like there is no...