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Best Practices for Making Presentations

Presentations are most effective when you prepare for them; or are prepared for them. Meaning – if I know a presentation is coming up, I prepare beforehand by creating my slide deck, ensuring I understand the audience’s needs, and that I’m covering the key topics in the time allotted, along with plenty of time for […]

Forecasting Misunderstood

Anyone who has ever been involved in working with the financials of a company, in any capacity, has had to deal with forecasting. Whether establishing the AOP or identifying manpower requirements, there’s a need to project (meaning “predict”) future needs, associated costs, and their impact on revenues since Revenue – Cost = Profit.

Much like […]

Is Your Business a Small Business?

Consider hiring generalists rather than specialists….

Too often small businesses focus on hiring individuals with specialist skills early on in the business. I have seen a fair number of small businesses fail because the right folks weren’t in place to help the business get off the ground. First, let’s define the two: Specialists are individuals […]

Small Businesses Can Get the Best Talent!

I was reading a recent article on Business on Main entitled 7 Employee Warning Signs that got me thinking about challenges for small business owners when it comes to their employees.

The article provided 7 warning signs for employees that may become, or are now, problem employees within the business. For some of the warning […]

Yes – You Do Need a Business Plan

I was meeting with an entrepreneur (a potential client) the other day about his start-up business. When I inquired about his business plan, he mentioned that since he didn’t need investment monies or a loan from the bank, he saw no reason to spend the time developing a business plan. When he asked if I […]