by | May 3, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Cash Flow, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Good marketing is designed to get prospects to come into your business for the first time. Sales is the art of presenting a solution in such a way that they want to buy your product or service. One common complaint I hear from business owners is that...
by | Apr 22, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
In every business, 80 percent of your sales come from only 20 percent (or less!) of your customer base. Simply put, the most important asset in your business is loyal customers. So why do most business owners spend 90 percent of their marketing budget and time...
by | Apr 12, 2016 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Current Affairs, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
There are many tax issues to consider if you are planning to do business in Canada. Their tax system for business is overseen by the Federal Income Tax Act and the Sales Tax Act and Corporate Tax act both play important parts in the whole process. ...
by | Apr 8, 2016 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
In 1991, I made a decision that thousands of people make every year—I decided to start my own business. Why not? I was a good CPA and, like many employees, I believed that I could do a better job than most of the bosses I worked for who owned their own CPA firm. I...
by | Mar 23, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
“What should I look for in a manager?” is one of the most common questions I receive from business owners. Obviously they should be very good at doing the same job as the employees they manage. At the very least, they should have a very good working knowledge...
by | Mar 17, 2016 | Business Profit & Cash Flow Tips, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
It cannot be stressed enough that it costs more not to train your employees than to train them. You can count on poorly trained employees to make mistakes that will cost your company money. Their mistakes may irritate and even drive away customers....
