Articulation

Articulation I recently saw a post on Facebook; “I couldn’t love him anymore”. I wondered if that meant their love affair was over, or, quite the opposite, that she was at the maximum amount of love. All too often we think others understand just what we mean when we direct our employees, when we are […]

Working ON your Business vs. IN Your Business

Working ON your Business vs. IN Your Business To the casual reader, this title might seem a bit odd. To anyone who has been involved in services provided to small and medium size business owners, this concept is quite clear. Moreover, the concept is critical for a business owner to understand his/her most significant role […]

How to Write a Business Plan

How to Write a Business Plan In the old days when you wrote a Business Plan the shear volume of it was important to plunk down on a Banker’s desk.  It showed that you have thought through many of the details and showed your due diligence. Today however, brevity is appreciated.  The reader wants to […]

Ideas are Easy, Implementation is Hard

Ideas are Easy, Implementation is Hard You probably have a great idea for a business.  Perhaps it comes from a hobby or interest that you have or people have told you that they love your brownies or your handyman skills. The truth is that most everyone has “an Idea” a few times a year, but […]

Selling

Selling It has always been my contention that “people don’t like to be sold, but they do like to buy”. I had adopted this notion long ago when I was in the tuxedo industry. I was responsible for recruiting, hiring, and training sales and management personnel for a 130-store retail operation in the Midwest. I […]

Recession Proofing Your Business

Recession Proofing Your Business When you turn on financial news everyone is speculating about the coming recession.  I wish I was smart enough to predict with any certainty if, when, and how deep it will be, but I am not going out on that limb. But I can say that preparedness is always a smart […]

How Much Profit Should I be Making?

Resources and Development Profit

How Much Profit Should I be Making? One of the things that all people in business know is that all businesses, short of “not for profit” companies, is that profit is a primary objective. Although I could argue that even “not for profit” companies should be operating in a manner that should produce a profit, […]

The Physics of Business

Resources and Development Physics of Business

The Physics of Business While creativity and uniqueness are wonderful things, especially in business because it separates you from your competition, it sometimes leads us to believe that normal or standard business principles do not apply because of that uniqueness. Think of business as you would think of Physics.  In Physics we have simple laws […]

Road Tripping Using SGA

Resources and Development Road Trip

Road Tripping Using SGA Have you taken a road trip lately? Having lived in San Diego, CA for a few years and suddenly embarking upon a move to TN, my wife and I decided to take a road trip up to Monterey. For those of you have never been, it’s just south of San Francisco, […]

Using Your Financials for Better Decision Making

Resources and Development Financial

Using Your Financials for Better Decision Making   “If you treasure it, you should measure it!”  This old adage is more commonly known among bookkeepers and financial consultants. Not to throw accountants and CPA’s under the bus, but their primary concern is to be able to prepare a tax return at years end for you […]