Blog Posts

Don’t end up in the County Clerk’s basement

Imagine: You’re standing at a computer terminal in the basement of the County Clerk’s Office. Wondering if you’ve fallen into…

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Basic Training: How to Divide Profits in an LLC

When you’re in business by yourself, the math is easy.  But when you have multiple owners, how should you share…

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Ask for Help to Scale Your Business

I was driving north on Route 85 out of Atlanta, heading to the Novice to Advanced Marketing Systems (NAMS) conference…

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How Business Partnerships Can Be Counterintuitive

Life is supposed to be about the journey, not the destination (or so I’m told). Yet, when it comes to starting…

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Can Ailing Business Partnerships Be Fixed?

Like many things, the short and obvious answer to the question, “can ailing business partnerships be fixed?” is . .…

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Turning Deadbeats into Doves

The Thursday morning started calmly enough. In the office early, a fresh cup of steaming coffee by my side, I…

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Using an Alliance to Reach New Markets in New Ways

On Friday, online travel company Expedia Inc. announced an investment in and long-term strategic partnership with Vancouver-based CruiseShipCenters International, according to…

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Basic Training: Capital vs. Sweat Equity: What’s a Fair Buyout?

Q: I’m in a situation where one owner is an active “sweat equity” owner; the other is inactive but provides…

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Profiles of the Top 5 Problem Clients

A key factor in getting paid by your clients is taking on the right clients to begin with. Yet, even…

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Keeping Unscrupulous Business Partners at Bay

It’s not just business partners that can be unscrupulous, as the article “9 Ways to Keep Hucksters, Schucksters, and Slimeballs…

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