You know how really smart people run their businesses? Everyone has a business colleague that they admire; most have several. It is just something about the way they run their business; it's just...

Do you ever wonder why we write blogs for our businesses? It can be a lot of work to keep up with and difficult to come up with new ideas. As I type this it is a beautiful Friday afternoon in...

Everyone wants to grow their small business, but some owners can't fully focus on growing their business. It seems like there is always too much to do and never enough time. Growth planning tends to...

Meet my dog Cooper; he has moments of brilliance as well as stupidity. My wife and I are both work at home professionals so we spend a lot of time with him. He doesn't get left home alone much and...

Most of my time outside of the winter season is spent working on our small business and fly fishing. I live a very short walk from a good trout stream so I try and fish most days; at least for an...

Many small businesses struggle with lead generation tactics. I stay pretty in tune with the accounting industry in general and know that many business owners struggle with lead generation in our...

Have you ever thought about what actually drives the success of your small business? During a conversation in a recent networking event someone said that nine out of 10 small businesses fail within...

I've written a lot about it lately but in case you missed it I was a scholar of the Goldman Sachs 10,000 Small Businesses program. I completed the program almost six weeks ago but still think about...

I was lucky enough to get invited on a seven day 100+ mile river float last week. I've only floated the middle fork of the Salmon once before in my life. It's one of those trips that is tough to...