Listen to the Episode Below: How do you grow your business profitably without losing yourself in the process? Especially when your growth takes you into different locations? As the old Yiddish proverb goes, “with one tuchus (rump), you can’t dance at two weddings.” So this week’s guest, Michael Gazaleh, learned quickly that he would have to … Read More
Listen to the Episode Below: Tired of finding workers who pick up and leave after a year? Worried about hiring in unstable economic conditions? What if your workforce could expand flexibly so your business can scale when ready? In this episode, we talk to Steve Pruneau, founder of Free Agent Source, a management consulting company made … Read More
Listen to the Episode Below: Your business numbers can seem like a foreign language. Sure, they’re speaking to you—all the time!—but do you understand what they’re saying? How can you learn to communicate with this essential part of your business? In this episode, CFO and financial educator Jonathan Ankney shares simple steps to create the … Read More
Listen to the Episode Below: Could your business bounce back from the abyss? If a recession whittled your business down to its last employee, would you fold your tent or learn the lessons and rebuild? In this episode, entrepreneur Neil Kristianson shares the harsh realities he faced when the 2008 recession decimated his home remodeling business … Read More
“Clever people and grocers weigh everything,” said Zorba the Greek. So do service business owners when it comes to growing revenues. “Do I want more?” they ask themselves. “Of course! There’s the mortgage. The kids’ college fund. Mom’s medical expenses. And that bucket list trip to Tahiti!” Yet surely as the sun sets over Bora … Read More
After reading some stats on the growth of women-owned companies, I was tempted to get depressed. According to the U.S. Department of Commerce (2010), 88% of all women business owners are sole proprietorships without employees. 80% of all women-owned businesses earn less than $50,000. (It’s not so fabulous for men-owned businesses either: 77% for ownership … Read More
