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The horrors of getting your numbers wrong: Today’s BAS webinar can help you get it right
The horrors of getting your numbers wrong: Today’s BAS webinar can help you get it right
Today’s BAS webinar can help you get it right It probably doesn’t get more embarrassing than what popular host and celebrity Steve Harvey had to go through when he misread the score card and named the wrong contestant as winner of the 2015 Miss...
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Will “Siri” get done for tax evasion?
Will “Siri” get done for tax evasion?
The thing about ground-breaking entrepreneurs is that they think differently about everyday situations by applying very different, often elevated, goals and functionality to common items and situations.
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The Price is Right… or is it?
The Price is Right… or is it?
Not enough thought goes into pricing. Either that or the wrong thought processes are applied to pricing. We see it time and time again in various businesses and particularly start-ups. Over the weekend I thought about the often-seen “closing down...
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Why didn’t coalmine canaries have fitbits?
Why didn’t coalmine canaries have fitbits?
Every Friday we just want to stop the world for a moment and give you a couple of real tips to think about that will make a real difference to your business and in your life. There’s an old saying advising us all that prevention is better than cure....
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Concentrate on Concentration: Deliver more value and you’ll earn dollars
Concentrate on Concentration: Deliver more value and you’ll earn dollars
You’ve got to spend money to make money. Don’t put all your eggs in one basket. Save your pennies. These are all well-worn statements that contain more than a grain of common sense. The size of those grains depend on which business sector you...
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…and here’s the other half of your success formula
…and here’s the other half of your success formula
Because we’re all about helping families derive more benefit from the business they own rather than merely working in a business that owns them, we need to shine a light on the whole truth about commercial success. It’s a little unconventional but...
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Like a rolling… tennis ball
Like a rolling… tennis ball
To say things got a bit warm over the weekend would be like suggesting too much tax is an inconvenience. As the mercury soared, I stayed close to the air-conditioning while my thoughts were with small business owners.
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Little (coffee) shop of horrors (part two)
If a familiarity if not a deep understanding of the numbers in and around your business was not necessary, we wouldn’t be here. But it is and we are definitely here for you. So grab a coffee if that’s your thing and we can also finish the story...
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Little (coffee) shop of horrors (part one): Numbers never lie
Did we mention we had a coffee shop – of sorts? Yeah, we wanted people we met to be at ease and to share our fondness for constructive chats. So we turned part of our somewhat oversized premises into a café.
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Saying No to Necker? (part one)
Saying No to Necker? (part one)
What price inspiration? How much should be spent on a chance to make valuable contacts? How much is too much to risk on an opportunity? Important questions that span high school economics classes (opportunity costs) to the great Daryl Sommers...
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