by Sue | Jan 24, 2022 | Cash Flow, General, Strategy
You’ve heard the adage, “Define Your Niche, and Work at It”? As businesses grow, I’ve noticed a clear tendency to stray from this strategy. While there are many legitimate reasons to do so, be careful that you don’t dynamite your cash flow as a result. I have a client...
by Sue | Jan 14, 2022 | General, Strategy
The State of This Economy is confusing. The market’s still going up, savings rates are high, unemployment (those who are looking for work) is at the (new) normal level, while 4.5 million people voluntarily left their jobs …. What’s going on? It occurred to me this...
by Sue | Nov 4, 2021 | General, Partners
One of my long-time clients sold one of his businesses to two gentlemen: one, a family member who was to run the operations side, and the other, a fellow who was very capable of running the office side. Yet, even though I insisted that these two guys work out a...
by Sue | Sep 4, 2021 | For Your Employees, General, Partners
Your company is growing. You have entirely too much work, and you need your perfect assistant to take the excess workload. Now, if you could only find someone exactly like yourself to fill the position, then everything would be ducky… or not…? There is a...
by Sue | Aug 7, 2021 | General, Productivity, Strategy
There’s been a lot of talk lately about leverage. Most business owners think of leverage as borrowed money. But the new definition is closer to leveraging time … your time. Leverage, as it relates to time rather than money, is not a new concept. Back in...
by Sue | Jul 18, 2021 | Cash Flow, General
You may find that I say this quite often, “You deserve to get paid!” Well, you do… don’t you? I can’t tell you how many of my clients don’t take a paycheck from their small business until we talk. Common wisdom suggests that there...
