Let’s be honest, old business receipts don’t spark joy; even for the most fastidious bookkeepers. If you want to declutter your desk and create an inviting space to keep up with your paperwork, then you may want to recycle all …
When the New England Patriots came off their 2017 Super Bowl win over the Atlanta Falcons, coach Bill Belichick attributed their success to “No Days Off”. He coined the mantra as a reference to how hard the team works. As …
Can I let you in on a little secret? I hate writing reports. I know, I know, everything sucks some, of the time. And one thing that sucks for me about my job is writing reports. I write reports to The …
The day before Christmas, I received an email from a former client, Karl, updating me on his business: “Obviously things didn’t work out [[with my business]]. I’m filing for bankruptcy in February. Thank you for your help…it was just too late …
Last October 2017, my mom called me first thing in the morning with a report of my dad’s strange behavior. All signs pointed to a stroke, so I called 911 to send an ambulance to their home and get him …
George Bernard Shaw’s quote, “He who can does; he who cannot, teaches,” has always stung a little bit for me. I consider myself a teacher, and it puts a kernel of self-doubt in my work that I can’t really do. But then …
I was taught (at least) two truths about entrepreneurship when I was an MBA student at Babson: A successful business is always growing; and Start-up entrepreneurs and entrepreneurs who are scaling up their business require different skills. As I’ve coached …
How many times do you ask yourself that question? It’s difficult to diagnose problems and answer that question, if you don’t have hard data (that is, good bookkeeping records). As someone who’s mentored hundreds of farmers and food entrepreneurs, I …