Small business owners have dozens if not hundreds of websites which offer help, education and services.  Financial planning practices can choose from a myriad of sites for a fee or free.  But I am especially a fan of one site available to all, paid for through our taxes, which offers the broadest education possible for [...]

Here are a few simple reminders to help you be more productive.  They are reminders because there is nothing here you don’t already know, but we often get so busy that we overlook the basics.   1. Be consistent by setting up systems for everything you do more than once.  Systems are efficient, help prevent [...]

Ramp up your business in 2013 with these five action steps.   1. Evaluate and forecast income.   Start by determining what services and events produced income in 2012.  Dig deep into the numbers.  Pair client types and services with income generated.  How much income came from new clients versus repeat clients?  What was the [...]

Spring is a time of new and fresh growth, a time for bursting forth.  And, well, the time for spring cleaning. It’s time to look at what parts of your business need a simple bit of dusting or a good deal of deep cleaning.   Think about cleaning to clear away the grime that might [...]

This year I have decided not to set resolutions, but instead, I will make promises. While resolutions sometimes quickly fall by the wayside, I go to extremes to keep promises.   If you decide to make promises, or resolutions for that matter, with regard to your business, you might take inspiration from these.   I [...]