When can I charge interest on late payments?
- March 10, 2015
Q.: I own a pet-sitting business. Can I charge interest to my clients if they don’t pay within, say, a month? A.: You cannot charge interest – and expect them to pay it — if…
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October 30, 2018
Have you ever gotten excited about a business goal … only to find your enthusiasm wore off after a few months? You’re not alone. I was speaking to a group of entrepreneurs about goal setting. Several were concerned because they had started with such robust passion for their goal, only to find they lost their taste for it shortly thereafter. What does this mean? Am I lazy? Not cut out to be a business owner? No. The approach you’re using to setting goals is broken. Lots of business owners I know follow the “S.M.A.R.T.” goal framework. Many business coaches swear by it. Consultants recite it like a mantra. S.M.A.R.T. goals and actions are: Specific. You know exactly what you want to accomplish Measurable. You identify how will you know you met your goal Achievable. You evaluate that it’s not too far to reach, but far enough to be challenging Relevant. You link the goal to something important, something that inspires you Time-Bound. You set a deadline for when you want the goal to be met…
Continue ReadingQ.: I own a pet-sitting business. Can I charge interest to my clients if they don’t pay within, say, a month? A.: You cannot charge interest – and expect them to pay it — if…
Read MoreEntrepreneurial women are the best. They see a need; they have a passion; they want to make the world a better place; and they have a nary a pause for thought before bringing their dream…
Read MoreNow I’m not going to summarize the whole of Christopher Mercer’s book on Buy/Sell Agreements for you, but he raises a lot of valuable points that bear repeating (and sharing). First is an answer to…
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