Budgeting. UGH. I call it the "B Word" because so many people are resistant to the word BUDGETING. Nobody wants to Budget, right? Budgeting is all about deprivation and doing without. It's like...gulp...dieting. Budgeting doesn't have to be a soul-sucking, frustrating experience. The way I teach it is fun, easy and powerful. From Main Street [...]
“What’s the point of setting financial goals? I have no idea what will happen each day for sales. Unexpected expenses crop up all the time, too. If it’s just a ‘guess,’ then why bother?” That’s what one of my clients just shared with me. I appreciate his candor and [...]
In the small business game, making Sales is playing offense. If you play offense well enough, you can make a few mistakes on defense and still win the game. If your Sales are down, playing defense becomes more important. In business, defense is controlling costs. The business owners I know who make money every month [...]
