Category Archives: Business investment planning
Instant or Deferred Gratification?
There can be a tendency to celebrate short term business success too soon. Let’s say your business has a good month and you make a nice profit. Should you take a bonus? Should you reward yourself right away? Continue reading
Managing Your Interest Rate Risk
It seems ‘the crowd’ is assuming that interest rates will remain low for a few more years, but let’s look at the investing side of the equation… Continue reading
Lifestyle Business or a Scalable Business?
The approach necessary to build a scalable business is different than a lifestyle business. Continue reading
Economic Update – Quick and Informal
I am fortunate that my position as a business advisor allows me to observe how business is going across a number of industries. Many recent events are quite encouraging! Continue reading
Improving Business Owner to Banker Communications – 3 Tips
Bankers speak one language – business owners speak a different one – when they get together without a translator, the result is usually frustration. Here are some tips accumulated over 30 years of being a translator, (aka: accountant and small business advisor). Continue reading
Investing in Yourself is the Best Business Investment Plan
With all the turmoil in the financial markets, the big question recently is: Where is the best place to invest your money? The answer I give to help small business owners is simple: Invest in yourself. Continue reading