by | Apr 18, 2017 | Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Over the years I have worked with many business owners that learned a lot theirfirst year in business. A lot of them now tell me that they regret signing a long-term lease agreement just to save some money on rent. Now they realize that the “deal” they...
by | Apr 14, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Books, Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Cash Flow, Cost Cutting, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
For 35+ years I have worked with small business owners and watched them. This has allowed me to learn many things that worked and a whole bunch of things that don’t. This is my 20th year running my own CPA firm and I have to confess I have repeated many of the...
by | Apr 5, 2017 | Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Web/Tech
If you have worked with me before, you may have heard me say “Why reinvent the wheel?” And I really believe in that saying. As a small business owner, I know we have limited resources. Using information, techniques, ideas and methods that other businesses have...
by | Mar 31, 2017 | Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
The myth most business owners believe: My work is done when the sale is complete and paid for. Most business owners plan what happens with the customer before and during the sale, but never follow up after the sale. Why this myth causes a problem: If you just...
by | Mar 30, 2017 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Business Success Series, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
James Malinchak is a motivational speaker and a star from the ABC show The Secret Millionaire. After the show he had a course that listed the four Ms that a business owner must master in order to be successful. His four Ms are: Master your mindsetMaster your...
by | Mar 22, 2017 | Business Success Series, Cost Cutting, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
One of the big advantages a CPA has working with small business owners is that we get to learn what makes them profitable and what makes them fail – without losing any of our own funds. On top of that, we too are business owners who face many of the same kinds of...