What should you sell? Who is your ideal customer? This month I have been writing about strategic planning – focusing on the importance of answering these two strategic questions. As a business owner, answering these two strategic questions defines your target...
For the past few weeks, I have been doing a series of blog posts around financial reports. Here’s the big idea: Reports tell a story If your reports do not tell you a story, then your reports need help. Put another way, if you must “guess” what is happening in...
Seeing the future is difficult, but for business owners and managers it is essential for growing a thriving business. Reducing the future to numbers can be even more challenging. It is easy to get lost in details and miss the big picture. However, my goal for this...
Is Your Boat Leaking? A boat that leaks is not a great boat. Obviously, a leaky boat has water where it shouldn’t be. It’s not the mere presence of water that is the problem, it is the impact of the water. Wood rots, cushions mildew, mold grows everywhere and it...
