“We hate keeping track of time,” the business owner told me, shaking her head. “We really suck at it. But I want to how efficiently our employees are working. I’d also like to see how our billable hours stack up against our competitors. Isn’t there another way than tracking time and labor dollars?” What I …
Read moreWe’ve all been in situations where we thought we made a clear request. “How much did we have in sales last month?” “What did we spend in overtime on that project?” “How do our profits look so far this year compared with last year?” When the information comes back, we know it doesn’t look right—but …
Read moreThe owner of a marketing communications business—let’s call her Christine—was sitting across from me. She cradled her head in her left hand and sighed. Then she looked over at me with large, pleading eyes and said, “My people have never been busier. But in the 10 years I’ve led this company, never have I struggled …
Read moreI recognize our company is an outlier. Everyone here loves the busyness of January: closing out our clients’ year-end books and getting things ready for tax preparation. (To be clear, we don’t prepare taxes: our CPA friends do. We tidy up the books and make the final adjustments before our clients’ send their QuickBooks files …
Read moreIt’s a brand-new year, full of promise and potential. I hope you’re rolling up your sleeves to improve cash flow in 2018. Wait, that wasn’t one of your new year’s resolutions? Your 2018 budget isn’t in place? Don’t despair, it’s not too late. The best way to begin is by calculating your monthly break-even point. …
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