Category: getting it right

For owners and entrepreneurs; easy-to-implement ideas to keep away from common traps.

Some Things Never Change…Part III.

So... Joe was going to be the next superstar; a real player. Or maybe her name was Mary. Incredible resume, impeccably dressed... and personable. Oh my... was she personable; what…
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Some Things Never Change…Part II.

Earlier, I wrote how twenty-four words scrawled on small piece of paper in 1986 changed the direction of my professional life. Three little sentences that you can read here. Such…
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Some Things Never Change…

As a young man in 1986, I scrawled twenty-four words onto a folded piece of paper. Three short sentences... 'principles' if you will... that would greatly influence how I would…
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Transforming Accounts Receivable Into Cash

In another post, we talked about the dangerous volume of accounts receivable being carried by many companies, as well as the importance of setting up business terms that not only make…
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Are Your Terms Killing You?

"We've got some cash flow issues, and I'm really getting concerned... especially now with the credit crunch", a small business owner related. "What's the average age of your receivables?" I…
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