Business Advisory

Accountability has become somewhat of a buzz word in the business world. Business people talk about holding teams accountable for their work. On the other end of the spectrum, we hold individuals accountable for their individual behavior if it violates current society norms. All of this accountable can be confusing to the individual small business owner. Accountability can be a powerful tool if it is defined and used in a productive manner. A business owner…

Well, are you? All of us in business consider our customers one of the most important assets to our business. There is no arguing with the fact no customers means no business. More on point perhaps is what is the effect if we lose what we define as good customers. Those are the ones that spend the most with us and do so more frequently. My first question is, “do you know who these customers…

How do you currently lead your business? Do you lead from the front or do you delegate the role to others? Either of these choices can be the right one or they can be the wrong one for your business. There are literally hundreds of theories about what constitutes leadership and what is the best kind of leadership. In the field of business writing there is a new “flavor of the month” published every week.…

Open your newspaper, turn on your T.V. or go online and you will find a ton of information about the health care system in America. More information, more conversation and more debate about the issue than any current issue in our country. We are in a period of information overload. There are times in the life of any business that critical or important issues arise that can put you as a business owner in a…

At this point every business should have two months of accurate financial results for 2017. Also everyone on the management team, whether there is one (sole proprietor) or a dozen should have reviewed and discussed the results. A part of that discussion should be “how are we doing compared to the budget we worked up?” The answer to this question at this point in the calendar year can have a big impact on how you…