Accountability is truly essential for any successful organization. When team members take ownership of their projects and accept responsibility for outcomes, the entire company benefits. In order to foster a culture of accountability, leaders must step up to the plate. Accountable leaders don’t necessarily have to come from the very top. Anybody, at any level can lead through accountability. The four … Read More
11 Habits of People Who Reach Their Goals
Research shows that 45% of Americans usually make New Year’s Resolutions, while only 8% are successful at achieving them. What is it about those 8% that make them so different? It might sound simple, but it comes down to their habits. Here are 11 you simply must have if you want to reach your goals: 1. Set specific goals Unfortunately, … Read More
Year-End Tax Planning for the Individual
Tax planning for the year ahead presents similar challenges to last year due to the unknown fate of the numerous tax extenders that expired at the end of 2014. These tax extenders, which include the mortgage insurance premium deduction and the sales tax deduction that allows taxpayers to deduct state and local general sales taxes instead of state and local … Read More
How To Protect Your Small Business
Small businesses have a lot to manage, and often without a lot of resources to do so. The focus is on keeping the business running smoothly, pleasing customers, and making a profit. But in today’s digital world of non-stop news headlines reporting data breaches and fraud, making security a priority is important no matter what size business you own or … Read More
How to Take a Holiday Break as a Small Business Owner
Everyone deserves a break, especially those who work hard trying to a get a business off the ground. A recent survey found that three quarters (76%) of small business owners and entrepreneurs skip their holidays in order to keep their business running smoothly. But while there may never be a good time to take a holiday when you’re the boss, … Read More
The Trinity of Management
The Trinity of Management is a simplified concept of basic business management. Coined and trademarked by Ernesto Sirolli, it makes it relatively easy to get across the basics of business by creating a framework in which we can start the work of building a solid new business or expanding an existing business. There are many ways that have been used throughout … Read More
How to Find Better Balance Between Work and Life
It used to be that you’d finish high school and quickly move in one of two directions…. …you either enrolled in a four-year college to work towards a degree, or you got a job right out of high school and never looked back. Enter the modern day, when more and more adults and other nontraditional students are heading back to … Read More
How To Balance Work and Life As a Small Business Owner
Running a business is not easy. It requires a lot of time, hard work, and sacrifice. If you operate your own small business, you’re likely all too familiar with the never ending to do list. Maybe you’ve even given up weekends and burned the midnight oil to make sure everything gets done. But if you push yourself too hard, both … Read More
Five Tips on How To Find the Right Accountant
If you’re thinking about hiring an accountant, you’ve probably discovered that you may need one for more than just crunching numbers. Today, many accountants strive to serve as small business financial advisors. Many of them want to be there for you at every stage of your business’s growth. Helping to write your business plan, reviewing your inventory, looking for ways to … Read More
How Technology Can Make Bookkeeping Easier
Four Ways Technology Can Help With Bookkeeping Does it seem like every time you plan to work on your business’s books , you get distracted? Well, if so, you’re not alone. Tackling the books is one of a business owner’s biggest headaches. Luckily, there’s technology that can help any business owner make sense of their bookkeeping and make the task … Read More