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Small Business Cash Flow Management
The Honest Fact About Cash As a small business owner, I can tell you with certainty you will underestimate the speed of debt accumulation and of revenue generation involved in your business. As you put your cash flow plan into place (yes, you need a plan) look for...
When Should You Consider Co-Working Space?
Reality of Working From Home When I started my own business, I thought working from home would be the most convenience, most practical and most enjoyable option. Fast forward two years and working from home only checks one of the three boxes above – most convenient. I...
A Good Measure Of A Good Leader
My Leadership Perspective Leadership is an important concept to me. I’ve witnessed good and not so good leadership situations over my working career. Consequently, I’ve tried to take the best practices from each situation and apply them to my own leadership style. I...
The Challenges Of Being A Volunteer and A Board Member of a NonProfit
The Volunteer Perspective The two roles are not mutually exclusive, but two hats must certainly be worn with one being tighter on the head than the other depending on the task at hand. As a volunteer for a medical 501(c)(3) nonprofit in my community, I get the...
The Secret To Good Customer Service
Customer Service Misnomer “Raving Fans” is a book by Ken Blanchard and Sheldon Bowles that covers the concept of customer service or the lack there of in the business world today. Service to customers is, arguably, the top priority of any organization regardless of...
What Is Marketing, Really?
Marketing As a Discipline Marketing is a unique discipline. Yes, discipline. Because most organization don’t understand and therefore don’t respect what it is or does, it’s the area usually under the most scrutiny. Marketing gets blamed for failures in a program or...
Top 4 Characteristics Of A Good Leader
Common Misuse Leadership is a frequently misused term to mean whatever the user or organization wants it to mean. There are an abundant of articles and best-selling books written on the topic that, most of the time, contribute to the misuse. Based on my life and work...