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Every great performer, whether an elite athlete or entertainment legend, has the need for professional coaches and advisors.
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Our Goal is to support and mentor businesses in 3 key areas!
Starting Your New Business
Ask the right questions and find the right answers for issues such as entity type, financing, accounting structure, insurance, partnership, marketing and employees.
Improving and Growing Your Business
Sales, Marketing and Advertising, Team Building and Recruitment, Systems and Business Process Development, and Customer Service.
Selling Your Business for Maximum Value
Determine whether it is ready to be sold, its real value and an achievable selling price, as well as the potential structures for a transaction.
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Recent Mentor Articles
Why Have Experience Rating on Worker’s Compensation?
If workers compensation rates are designed to predict future losses, why use experience rating? How does experience rating benefit employers? Implicit in most risk-specific programs of experience rating is the prospect of both debits and credits. Since experience rating gives individual employers some influence over the final premium they pay, it provides an incentive for…
Read MoreThe Key to Business Success and Financial Independence is…Leverage!
One of the biggest keys to business success is…leverage. John D. Rockefeller famously said “I would rather earn 1% off 100 people’s efforts than 100% of my own efforts.” As one of the founders of Standard Oil and the richest man of his time, John D. Rockefeller had successfully mastered the game of business through…
Read MoreShould Arbitration Be a Part of Your Contracts?
The cost of legal fees in resolving disputes remains one of the biggest challenges in managing your business. Disputes that are over the minimum you can bring in conciliation court (generally $7,500 – $10,000 depending on the court) and less than $50,000 can net you a legal bill higher than the amount you recover. Are…
Read MoreWith All the Congress Uncertainty, Can We Provide Planning for Year-End 2012? Yes-And This Year It is Necessary
In the 22 years of service I have provided as an advisor, I have not seen any year more complex that this one. My suggestion is to get to your advisors, sooner rather than later, for 2012/2013 planning. For example, unless something is done in Congress, the federal individual income tax rates themselves will increase…
Read MoreUnderstanding the Overall “Climate” in Your Office
Most business owners have a good understanding of things like cash flow, business prospects, sales and other tangible measurements. To truly have a finger on the pulse of the business, however, you’ve got to understand what’s going on in terms of employee morale. As a business grows, that can be harder and harder to gauge.…
Read MoreNeed to Set Goals for Your Business, Here’s How
As a small business owner, do you find that you are easily achieving the results you planned in your business? Do you find that you have intentions and goals that you are not able to accomplish? Are you inconsistent in your ability to achieve your business goals? If you are like many small business owners,…
Read MoreEffective Employee Discipline (Or How to Fire an Employee Without Getting Sued)
One of the most unpleasant tasks for a business owner is confronting the non-productive or misbehaving employee. Employees are a company’s most valuable resource but they can also be a sinkhole of wasted costs, time and resources if the “rotten apple” isn’t quickly pruned. Here are some approaches to consider when handling the employee in…
Read MoreDo’s and Don’ts for Business Sellers
If you are thinking that about selling your business, there is a long checklist of things to do to get ready for a sale. Here is a list of some of the things you should consider: Packaging Your Business for Sale DO spend time with your accountant to make sure your financials are in acceptable…
Read MoreA Look to the Future
None of us know what November will bring. Congress, no matter who takes over, can’t seem to agree on anything except to blame the other side for things that can’t get done or go wrong. As a CPA and attorney, I am quite tired of trying to plan an effective strategy with my clients with…
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