Would you want to invest in an U.S. industry that despite receiving billions from the federal government, lost $35 billion and got rid of 66,000 employees last year? Not likely. But that what’s happening. The first new U.S. air carriers in 14 years are using timing and innovation to enter the market as air travel […]
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June 2019 – A Key Ingredient for Getting Your Personnel Fully Engaged in Innovation
Most likely you did not attend the Recognition Professionals International (RPI) Annual Experience Conference that took place in Atlanta, Georgia in April this year. If you did, you would have seen a display of the world’s largest array of programs, tools, and options for rewarding employee engagement, innovation, and performance. A common theme during the […]
May 2017 – Determining the Core Profitability of Your Company
Recently, several of our clients have been going through the process of either buying another business or selling their company. During the requisite work related to these actions there have been many discussions regarding how to analyze the profitability a company. The profitability of a business is almost the sole determinant of whether it will […]
May 2016 – How to Find the Big Money
How to Find the Big Money Everyone wants to have a “successful” business. But what does the term successful really mean? There are many aspects to having a successful company, but in every definition the concept of profitability is present. Transcending this, from an overall standpoint, profitability enables the continuance of an organization – and […]
February 2016 – Go Where the Money’s At
Recently, at the dedication of Kennesaw State University’s new Entrepreneurship Center I got asked the question, “Without hiring an MBA to do a Return on Analysis calculation, how do I know where I should put my money in my business to get the biggest payback?” That is a very good question and we all wrestle […]
July 2015 – Score Keeping Your Business
Score Keeping Your Business If you were in our office about a month ago you would have found me in a meeting with Paul, a tall, thin man in his mid-thirties who owns an equestrian business. During the meeting Paul said to me, “late last year I changed the direction of my business…” I said […]