Are you in the way of your small business growing? Let me phrase it another way: are you in your own way in your small business? If you answered: no I am the best at everything and therefore I do...

There is no doubt that the "new" small business differs from the old way a small business operated in the past. The internet and new technologies have changed a lot of things for the small business...

Sitting in Montana looking at weekend temps in the triple digits I felt it was appropriate to write this post. Thankfully over the next two weeks I will be surrounded by cold water; first at the...

For years I have been preaching the power of daily bookkeeping to friends, colleagues, clients, and blog readers. Daily bookkeeping is exactly what you think it is, updating your books every single...

We have been doing a lot of growth planning for our small business lately. Planning growth in a small business is something that I'm passionate about, so I really enjoy the whole process. Our...

I love the idea guy in the small business world. We all know them right? It's your buddy that is always coming up with a new hot idea. Often times these ideas are brought up over a beer at your local...

Do you have an exit plan in place for your small business? Is your exit plan formally written down or is it something that is just in your head?

Do you pull your exit plan out and review it more than...

It is essential for a small business owner to be a part of the forecasting and budgeting process. Many small business owners don't take the time to even build a budget or forecast. Even those that do...

I was thinking about how dialed in my bookkeeping system is; both for our business and our personal books because I keep both. Bookkeeping comes very easy to me obviously and is also near the top of...