Drowning in Documents? Organized Recordkeeping Will Keep Your Business Afloat I’ve worked with enough small business owners to know that it’s easy to get caught up in the “doing” of business when you’re, well, doing business. You’re pulled into hundreds of different directions, and it seems that everyone — and everything — needs your immediate attention. […]
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“I can do things you cannot, you can do things I cannot; together we can do great things.” ~Mother Teresa When you’re first starting out as a small business owner, you often have to become a jack-of-all-trades. You wear the hats of executive, salesperson, human resources, accountant, marketer, and even maintenance worker. As your company
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“I love business planning!”“Me too! And I also love budgeting!” I know what you’re thinking, and you’re right. This conversation has never, ever happened in the history of business. No business owner likes to do business planning or budgeting, even though these two activities are crucial to an organization’s financial success. What if I told
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No matter where we’ve felt it — at the pump, at the grocery store, or in the various costs of doing business — inflation levels are impacting us all, and so are interest rates. Over the last several months the Federal Reserve has aggressively raised interest rates, and they seem intent on continuing to do
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Planning an exit strategy from your small business is a lot like financially preparing for retirement; it simply isn’t something that should happen at the last minute. Succession planning requires just that — a plan, one that ideally has been an ongoing process that’s evolved as your business has grown and matured. A successful strategy
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I often describe myself as a “recovering banker.” I spent 20-plus years working within a financial institution, and let me tell you — banking practices and principles aren’t (and shouldn’t be) easily forgotten. In fact, I still apply what I learned as a banker over and over again in my career as a business advisor
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