by | Jan 9, 2017 | Other, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
So the winds of fortune blew your way, and now you’re a manager. Suddenly those big questions start mouthing off in your head: “Can I really do this? Can I be the boss?” Here are a few tips to help you get through the new intellectual and emotional challenges you...
by | Jan 6, 2017 | Business Success Series, Small Business Owners, Social Media Marketing
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. In a past blog I gave you a number of reasons small business fail. But while avoiding these reasons for...
by | Jan 5, 2017 | Accounting & Bookkeeping, Current Affairs, Small Business Owners
The myth most business owners believe: Most business owners never worry about sales tax after they first open their business. At that time, they set up their procedures and then believed that as long as they paid their sales taxes monthly, there was nothing left to...
by | Jan 4, 2017 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners, Small Business Success Series
This is number two on my top ten ways to increase your business profits, sales, and cash flow. But I find it is almost always the hardest thing for any business owner to accomplish. Even when a business owner is highly motivated to increase sales and profits,...
by | Jan 3, 2017 | Current Affairs, Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
It may be winter now…but summer is never far away! Summer is traditionally a time for bringing college students into the workplace as interns. The students gain valuable work experience, and employers get a chance to spot potential and recruit talent. To...
by | Jan 2, 2017 | Sales & Marketing, Small Business Owners
Everyone knows how annoying it is when a leader pretends to know all the answers and fakes his or her way through tough situations. When a leader behaves like this, it can cause workers to roll their eyes and jump ship when it seems that no one is truly wrangling with...