by Linda Fayerweather | Nov 6, 2012 | Business Planning, Goals
By the end of this week, the Holiday Music will begin. I like to think of this as the planning season to help create a stunning 2013. To make the most of a planning season, first stop obsessing about WHAT has happened and put your plan in place for what WILL...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Oct 29, 2012 | Goals, Personal Improvement
The people you surround yourself with have a greater influence on you than you think. Those people can have a direct influence on your success or failure. I recently ran into an old friend. We parted ways over 7 years ago because he stopped growing up. He was forever...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Oct 24, 2012 | Business Planning, Employee Management
Before your business hires its first staff member, take some time to sit down and create a handbook. Handbooks are a great tool for new staff member to go to when they have a question regarding basic rules and regulations. Many handbooks also come with a directory of...
by Linda Fayerweather | Oct 23, 2012 | Business Improvement, Business Management, Business Planning
Margin mar-gin: Noun to edge or the border of something; the difference which exists between net sales and to cost of merchandise sold; measure or degree of difference. We hear the word “margin” and its adjective “marginal” a lot during this...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Oct 22, 2012 | Business Planning
This past week I saw a very interesting video from Jon Stewart. It has some slightly NSFW language. So mind your ears. Anyway, in the video Jon proposed a thought and question. The rich aka the job creators take all the risk so they need some sort of reward like a...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Oct 10, 2012 | Business Improvement, Goals, Organization
Want to make 2013 the year your business gets organized? Start now! Here are a few ways to make the new year a little less cluttered; Scan your receipts and invoices and electronically file them by month. Some office programs even allow the electronic copy to be...