Astonishing Cure For The Misplaced Customer
Thursday, January 16
Bar none, the most important asset in your business is your client and customer list. This is even true if you are in a "capital-intensive" business with significant material assets. In fact, I'd be very interested to hear someone make a strong case that it isn't true in EVERY business. I'll par...
Optimizing Your Mental Machine
Monday, January 06
War drums beating in Iran. Impeachment (?) proceedings. Democratic primaries. Weird economic signals. There is literally SO MUCH that can rob you of your greatest asset as we move forward into 2020. And in case it wasn't obvious, I'm talking about your focus. As a business owner, you've gotta' pl...
The WORD On New Year's Resolutions
Monday, December 30
By the time you actually get to reading this, there is a very good chance that you're reading a voice from the last decade. :) I make it a practice to prepare my blog to clients and friends a few days in advance, and RIGHT NOW, it is still 2019. But 2020 is beckoning, and is probably already her...
How To Handle Your Paroll Taxes (Before Year End)
Monday, December 23
The end of the year is nigh. Which, of course, also carries with it a bunch of tax matters. And, well ... it's no secret that for many people who get in hot water with the IRS, a very common reason is payroll taxes. For many, they aren't filing properly, "assuming" that their bookkeeper is handli...
Janet's Annual Holiday Prayer
Monday, December 23
In this holiday season full of conflict and impeachment, I'm ever more encouraged to see outside of my own situation, and practice empathy for those around me. And as the years go along, I'm increasingly aware of how this holiday season is a time of joy for many, as well as a time of pain for a s...
Being Smart About Year-End Bonuses
Tuesday, December 17
The plot to one of the most iconic Christmas movies of all time, Christmas Vacation, centers on one holiday hope: the year-end bonus. Clark Griswold, as "the last true family man", decides he will use his promised year-end bonus to install a pool in his family's backyard. When the dream fails to ...