Last night I was watching the news thinking about our troops in Iraq and Afghanistan. The generals say they need more troops and our current “commander in chief” is taking a “wait and see” attitude. Maybe you’re related to one of those soldiers, and they’re working for a commander who doesn’t have a plan for success [...]
Our culture revolves around statistics. In baseball, the number of bases a batter crosses in a season is compared to his batting average. In cinema rating, the second week of a film’s run is more important in forecasting its long-term success than the first. And in farming, a higher per-acre crop yield is more important [...]
Financing is critical to the growth, development and survival of small businesses in Indiana. What is currently happening in the financial markets today is not helpful to Indiana small businesses overall. Every business owner today knows that maintaining their current lending relationships is critical. This brings me to discuss the important topic of avoiding problems [...]
Here are 10 ways you can improve the performance and the cash flow in your business. If you take a close look at the following you can have a dramatic impact on the performance of your business, make more money, give you fewer headaches and make your spouse happier. Make a concerted effort to work [...]
You probably didn’t realize that the stool was invented by accident by a Swiss woman by the name of Maria Schitonstool in 1749. She was poor and had to burn furniture to stay warm in the winter. The last pieces of furniture she had to burn were her chairs, so [...]
Last week I met with a business owner who had just learned that his bank was not renewing his line of credit. Over the last 15 years the business had grown consistently, always had a $750,000 line of credit, but this year revenue was way off due to the recession. The bank had changed ownership; his banker [...]
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Posted on February 15th, 2010
Small Business Outlook 2010 – Are you ready?
Posted on February 12th, 2010
Revisiting your resolutions
Posted on February 8th, 2010
The real cause of stress in business
Posted on February 5th, 2010
Maverick business owner doesn’t use financial statements
Posted on February 1st, 2010
Dynasty Helps Growing Businesses
Posted on May 5th, 2009