For over 25 years, I’ve been working with business owners who want to consistently improve the performance of their business. In that time frame, there have been some pretty amazing success stories: companies seeing 30% compounded revenue growth, profit dramatically improving, and the owners taking home real money. In looking back at the results, 19 [...]
It was early spring; the temperatures were much warmer than normal as the banker walked down the sidewalk to talk to see his customer. Harold knew his banker was coming, he just could not figure out why. His line of credit was in good shape and he had not missed a loan payment in years. [...]
According to a recent release from CNNMoney.com, the passed Obama health care bill includes a BIG surprise for small business in Indiana and across the United States.
Buried in section 9006 of the health care bill, there are just a few lines that are going to create havoc for small businesses. Beginning in January 1, 2012 [...]
I posted this blog a while back but thought it was worth posting again. Mainly because I’ve had many people say it was helpful.
Getting the top dollar for your business is something that you should start immediately if you want to sell within the next two to five years. In other words, it is never [...]
Last week I spoke with a business owner who was fed up with the performance of his organization. Although a highly productive individual and decent sized company, he felt that he has been treading water the last three years, not making the strides in improvement he wanted to. He has been sitting on a number [...]
A few weeks ago I attended a seminar by Jim Zarvos, and his talk was on how our past is tied directly to our future – the past in many respects pre-determines our future. That in itself is a scary thought – our PAST pre-determines our FUTURE. He said that [...]
Historically, being a contractor is a great vocation and a productive way to make a great deal of money. Although 2008 and 2009 were not great years for contractors, predictions are that 2010 and 2011 are going to be much stronger than the last 24 months. How do you capitalize on that opportunity?
I am a [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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