Once in a great while something occurs that totally changes life worldwide. Sometimes, this is bad and other times this can be good. COVID-19 did this in a bad way, and now an innovative new Artificial Intelligence software program may have also done this in a good way! ChatGPT is a computer application (app) powered […]
Posts Tagged ‘small business planning’
01/31/2023
January 2023 – How the US Intelligence Operations Apply To Your Business
Alarm bells are going off with many current and former United States intelligence officials because they are increasingly warning – the $90 billion U.S. spy apparatus is falling behind their adversaries like Russia and China. The reason for their concern? The U.S. has not embraced collecting “open-source” intelligence. Specifically, officials and experts state the U.S. […]
12/31/2022
December 2022 – How To Manage Your Company While Sitting On A Tropical Beach
Sally, the owner of a gutter cleaning and installation company wanted a change. She said to herself, “for the first time in my life I want to relax, and not be so hands-on in my business. I want to enjoy the fruit of all my labor”. She had put in 20 years of hard work […]
11/30/2022
November 2022 – How To Successfully Exit Your Business
Bruno, a soft-spoken man in his early 60’s, was nearing retirement and he was concerned about his company’s future. He wanted to sell his company, retire, and spend more time living on the coast sailing his ocean-going yacht. While he was a very determined person who built his manufacturing company from the ground up, he […]
10/31/2022
October 2022 – Making Your Business The Best It Can Be
Art and Janet, husband-and-wife owners of a rapidly growing tool rental company had big growth plans for their company, but they faced a challenging dilemma. They were beginning to explore franchising their business and soon realized they needed to create an operation that was so attractive other people would be interested in becoming a part […]
09/30/2022
September 2022 – How You Produce Your “Product” Is More Important Than Your Product
Bob owned a very successful bakery that specialized in large wedding cakes, but a bad thing was about to occur. Its procedure called for his staff to bake the cake two days before the actual event. The next morning, they would ice and decorate the cake. Then, later in the afternoon they would prepare it […]
08/31/2022
August 2022 – Who’s in Charge Here? You or Your Employees?
“Please let others know not to make this mistake” – that is what one of our clients, Ted, the owner of a mid-sized trucking company said to me regarding the predicament he had gotten himself into. What was his dilemma? Ted wanted to ease into semi-retirement, but he did not want to sell his company. […]
07/31/2022
July 2022 – Addressing Your Future Staffing Needs
Owen and his wife Karen owned a large drywall company, and they were in the midst of a big transition that many people face – passing the business on to their children. A major business planning issue that concerned all four of them with the transition was – where should they take the company? And […]
06/30/2022
June 2022 – The Three Essentials for Creating The Business You Long For
What do Henry Ford, Sam Walton, and Michael Dell have in common? They all utilized a systematic approach to build their companies – an approach you can use also to plan for, grow, and create the business you long for. Henry Ford did it with the concept of mass-producing the automobile, Sam Walton did it […]
05/31/2022
May 2022 – Are You Ready To Throw In The Towel On Finding Additional Employees?
No doubt your business’ growth is important to you. But you may be facing a challenge in obtaining the personnel you need to grow your company. Or you may be having trouble just keeping up with your current sales volume because you are understaffed. Either way, you are wondering what can be done to get […]
