The Biggest Limitation to Paying Your People More
I was listening to a podcast recently on hiring challenges in the accounting profession. The guest, a long-term accounting firm partner,...
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Jan 303 min read
Are Your Employees Commissioned or Co-missioned?
Over the years of both managing my own team as well as coaching business owners that have teams of various sizes, I’ve seen...
Oct 30, 20232 min read
Trust Is Not An Internal Control
Having worked in both accounting and recruiting for so many years, I’ve heard my fair share of horror stories of trusted employees that...
Aug 7, 20233 min read
Infrastructure Must Scale Too
I’m writing this post to address an issue we see with so many successful entrepreneurs as they grow their companies. They start their...
Apr 12, 20232 min read
Business Without Profit = A Hobby
This doesn’t require much explanation, but I did think it would be good to go into some of the questions to ask if you find yourself in...
Jan 3, 20232 min read
A.L.I.V.E. in Business in 2023
For better or worse, one of my hobbies is listening to economic news. I know, it’s weird. I have other more normal hobbies like running...
Dec 12, 20222 min read
Undercharging Is Evil
The title of this post may surprise you because we all enjoy getting a good deal. After all, giving a customer a cheaper price is what a...
Oct 5, 20222 min read
KPIs Are Important For Owners
Having a background in accounting myself, the concept of having KPIs (key performance indicators) for your business, outside of the...
Sep 6, 20222 min read
Rule of Thumb for New Entrepreneurs: Charge 3x More!
Before getting too far into this particular topic, let me be clear about the intended audience. First, this post is meant for new...
Jul 5, 20222 min read
Planning for Recession Cost Controls
No one likes “tightening the belt” in the economic sense. Although many of us think of ‘saving money’ in a positive light, no one likes...
Jun 24, 20222 min read
Watching Your KPIs as a Recession Approaches
It’s June of 2022. The Federal Reserve has raised interest rates by 75 basis points, inflation has been at historic highs, stock market...
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