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Time Bandits

Time Bandits

By Nina Kaufman, Esq.

Where does the day go? The time bandits steal them. No, not the ones from the 1981 Terry Gilliam film (a personal fave), where a young boy joins a band of time-travelling dwarves looking for treasure to steal. Time bandits, like client interruptions. Questions from staff. Tech glitches. Activity that eats away at good, solid focus time to work on bigger-picture strategy for your business. I was talking to the owner of an audio engineering business who complained, I have good processes, but no time to write them down! It’s a Catch-22, isn’t it? You don’t have time to document processes because you’re so busy answering employee questions. And you’re so busy answering employee questions because you don’t have anything written down in an operations manual. It’s dangerous place to be in, too. If any of your employees or freelancers left your business, everything they know and do could walk out the door with them. So how do you break the cycle? Block out an hour. Put a reminder on your calendar. Turn off your…

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Nina Kaufman

Flying solo doesn’t have to mean going it alone.

I’m Nina Kaufman.

I know first-hand that running a knowledge-based service business has unique challenges. It’s so much easier when you have an advocate in your corner. Over the past 25 years, I’ve worked with thousands of New York business professionals who want a legal advisor to guide and support them as they navigate the business world.

With wide-ranging experience as a business attorney, strategist, and media authority, I bring the added power of a business lens to the legal issues my clients are facing.

And because I’ve been a business owner myself, I’ve lived through the soaring highs and devastating lows – like when my first law firm failed. So I understand what’s involved to serve great clients, detect business risks early and build a true legacy.

I can’t get those 12 years back. That’s why I have made it my mission to ensure that business professionals like you can become wise and discerning leaders, build a solid business, and live your best life.