A friend once hired a guy who she thought was well qualified to be the COO or her rapidly growing company. Two years later a visit from the IRS revealed that her COO had been embezzling from her and not paying taxes. As are many business owners, my friend was crazy busy and hadn’t taken […]
Can your partner in life also be your partner in business without the second partnership jeopardizing the first? Couples who have “been there, done that” hold opinions that are polar opposites of one another. Many can be productive and amiable from the first 7 a.m. meeting to lights off at night, while others experience days […]
Have you ever tried to express the difficulty and frustration of getting a tough job done by saying that it was “like herding cats”? The reason cats are difficult to herd – should you ever be in that situation – is because they go all over the place; they won’t organize themselves into one “herdable” […]
I’d be willing to bet that virtually everyone has said, “There just aren’t enough hours in the day!” It’s especially true for the small business owner. Pile family responsibilities on top of work duties and it makes for a seemingly impossible situation. However, if you start hacking away at this problem from two angles, you […]
In April, the Small Business Optimism Index rose to its highest point since the recession began in late 2007, the National Federation of Independent Businesses reported. While NFIB chief economist Bill Dunkelberg emphasized there’s still plenty of room for growth, this optimism concurs with a TriNet Harris Poll conducted in January, which found that 74 […]