The QuickBooks questions are flying in and are getting more advanced. I’m thrilled to know you’re thinking about how to get the most out of them. In this month’s newsletter, I’ll share two of the questions and answers. Dear Julia, …
It could be said that I come to entrepreneurship naturally. My father, after 25 years as a lawyer, launched his entrepreneurial career in publishing: creating several magazines on Biblical Archaeology and later purchasing a fourth on Judaism. As I’ve launched my own businesses …
Sam Starsiak is a farmer out in New Mexico; he’s also an all-access member of “The Farmer’s Office.” I’ve gotten to know him over the last year as he’s taken full advantage of Office Hours. One thing that impressed me …
Last month, I answered a reader’s question about getting started in the food business. No doubt, there are just as many people thinking about getting into agriculture and farming. I asked my friend and colleague, Ellen Polishuk, author of Start …
Dear Julia: My daughter is a senior in high school and is seriously considering a career in the culinary field. Two summers ago, she worked at a new bagel shop in town, and helped the owners start it up. Since …
In their retail shop in Melrose, MA, Carol and Giulio Caperchi, from Seven Hills Pasta, had been tinkering away at their techniques for handmade pasta. They’d been selling it in their shop and at farmers markets for the last few …
Dear Julia, Quick question…. We bought a delivery van this year, and I’m not quite sure how to deal with it on my QuickBooks. We paid $3,700 for the down payment, and now have monthly payments. Can I just put …
When I was studying for my MBA– we learned about business principles through the “case study” method. We read a narrative about a real business with some sort of challenge. We looked at their financial statements, and then answered some …
My clients often ask me about benchmarks and ratios. They want to know how their business financials compare to industry standards. What’s the appropriate profit margin for a farm business; or what should I expect to spend on labor? There …
Success is an ethereal concept that means something different to each entrepreneur. In fact, when I query new clients for their definition of success, I hear a wide range of answers: “Being profitable doing something I love” “The farm sustains …