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Preparing for a rush of clients

My client, Cate, runs a graphic and web design firm. On a recent consulting call she complained, I feel like…

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Have Your Collections Policy Ready

If you don’t want to get stiffed, know ahead of time how you plan to collect on overdue receivables. In any…

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What keeps customers coming back?

A customer comes to your business. They engage your services to solve their problem. What keeps them coming back, though,…

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Tax Concerns When Selling A Business

Ah, wouldn’t it be nice . . . to cash out of your business and have the time, freedom and…

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Basic Training: Does Divorce Litigation Affect a Business Partnership?

It’s said that more than 40 percent of all marriages in this country end in divorce.  So there’s a not-insubstantial…

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Annual Corporate Housekeeping

Happy New Year. With the new year comes the sweeping out of the old, which is where your corporate housekeeping…

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What do open invoices say about your business?

What do open invoices say about your business? Brian Tracy once said, All business is people business. That’s because businesses…

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Partners Across the Pond

Partnerships can be tough under the best of circumstances.  Communication gets garbled even when you’re sitting right next to your…

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Writing Off Business Bad Debt

It’s been said that “every silver lining has a cloud,” and that certainly applies to having business bad debt. In…

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When short-term decisions conflict with long-term values

At a recent networking event, I spoke about the importance of strategic planning. How it keeps you focused on your…

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