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It’s no secret that I struggle with social media as a way to promote my online classes and consulting practice. As I often remark, there are three skills for success: operational, financial management, and marketing. If you’re in business, you’re …
When developing a new business line or launch, which philosophy do you subscribe to? Create an MVP – (Minimum Viable Product) Beta Now, Better Later You never get a second chance to make a good first impression. If there were …
Why are you growing your business? Why do you want to invest in a new greenhouse, wash/pack shed, or even just put more land in cultivation? (TL/DR: There are many good reasons! “if you’re not growing, you’re dying” isn’t one …
The 80/20 rule, also called The Pareto Principle, named after economist Vilfredo Pareto, posits that 80% of consequences come from 20% of the causes, asserting an unequal relationship between inputs and outputs. More straightforward, and in farmer-speak, the “consequences” are …
Just writing this out, the question doesn’t really make sense. But in recent months, several clients have asked me this question, though from the perspective of investing in the business to increase sales. Turned around like this, it almost makes …
Your numbers tell a story about your business. How profitable you are? Where the cash is going? What markets work best for you? How you set up your Chart of Accounts — and how you record transactions — directly impacts …
The New Year offers a time of self-reflection and an opportunity for a fresh start; to do things better this year than the year before. I won’t suggest a “resolution” for the New Year, but rather a gentler approach: to …
Dear Julia, Are you familiar with profit first? I started reading about it but then hit pause because I know your class starts soon. I don’t want to be getting into two different processes and ultimately confusing everything. Unless your …
“The real test is not whether you avoid this failure, because you won’t. It’s whether you let it harden or shame you into inaction, or whether you learn from it; whether you choose to persevere.” – Barack Obama Justin and …