Category: Management/Ownership

Does Your Management Team Understand the Financials?

As companies grow, more and more people get involved with the operations of the business. Whether you have a manufacturing business or service business, this eventually grows beyond a one-man show. Sales people, engineers, and technical people often become the leaders responsible for driving your business and adding to the top line. Everyone understands what a

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Single Member LLC Definition

Single Member LLC Definition A Single Member LLC definition is a limited liability company with one member. It’s a type of entity that has caught on across the United States. It was created to satisfy emerging needs from the rapidly changing business world. One example of this is the owner/member requirements of limited liability companies.

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The Future of the Accounting Workforce

See Also: Accounting Income vs Economic Income Accounting Fraud Prevention using Quickbooks Accrual based Accounting American Institute of Certified Public Accountants Auditor The Future of the Accounting Workforce Firms who are hiring new accountants or accounting majors have to understand where the newer generations are “coming from,” as a Boomer (born 1946-1964) might say, to target a style that will bring out the next

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How to Make Dramatic Changes in Business

Recently, we had a coaching participant mention to us how her company was wanting to make a huge change in their business that would ultimately destroy the current business. This happens more often that you would think… The owner or founder of the company wants to make a shift, a change, but the leadership did not

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Protect Yourself: A Guide to Non-Compete Agreements

Oftentimes, businesses see their competitors as their biggest threat. But what if your star quality team continues to leave to join your competitor’s team? That is, in my opinion, the bigger threat. You have already invested in hiring, training, coaching, and developing those individuals. Then, they leave and directly compete against you. We see this

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Intangible Assets: Protecting Your Brand And Reputation

“In an economy where 70% to 80% of market value comes from hard-to-assess intangible assets such as brand equity, intellectual capital, and goodwill, organizations are especially vulnerable to anything that damages their reputations” (Harvard Business Review). Last week, I had a conversation with one of my coaching participants, Dory. Dory’s company is trying to make

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Cost of Turnover

See also: Hire For Traits, Not For Talent Corporate Zombies: Combat the Rise of Unengaged Employees Millennials: The Hippies of the 21st Century Turnover in Collections is Destroying Your DSO Cost of Turnover If you take a look at any company’s income statement, you will notice that one of the largest expense items is salaries

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Invest in Leadership Development

When you invest in leadership development, you are making an investment. It’s something that you pay good money for and expect a return on your investment. But what many leaders don’t realize is that leadership development should be strategic. We once had a coaching participant (CFO) who worked in a family company. Once the CEO

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Chain of Command

The chain of command in a company refers to the different levels of command within the organization. It starts with the top position such as CEO or the business owner, all the way down to the front-line workers. Companies create a chain of command in order to flow instructions downward and accountability upward by providing

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5 Ways to Reduce Costs When Hiring

Hiring is one of the many costs that are often overlooked in a company. Whether a company notices or not, hiring costs can be high. Unfortunately, there is no way to completely avoid them because you need people to run your business. However, there are some things you can do to minimize these costs without

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The Pain of Hiring | How We Are Altering the Hiring Process

When a company decides it is time to hire someone, it can be an exhausting process. From job postings to interviews, a lot of time and money goes into a company’s hiring process. While hiring can be a burden, it is crucial for a company’s development and success. Let’s dig into the pain of hiring. The Pain

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Problems When Experiencing Business Growth

Growth is great for companies, right? Not always. There are so many problems when experiencing business growth that can occur if the leadership is not careful. Besides the uncertainty of how long this growth period will last and how big the company will grow, companies loose focus on some basic key factors. This can include

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