Welcome to the inaugural issue of my new newsletter, “The Triple Double.” My real business education isn’t from my CPA or MBA. It began when my family almost lost everything. They bought a business…but they couldn’t find any advice on how to survive 23% interest rates or how to manage or grow that business. Advice … Continue reading Why I Do What I Do
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Introducing “The Triple Double”
Welcome to the inaugural issue of my new newsletter, “The Triple Double.” I’ve written this newsletter to help business leaders of mid-market companies (and those who want to become mid-market companies) to double their revenue, profit, and valuation. Why do I focus on helping organizations achieve a financial Triple Double? Figure 1: The Triple Double™ … Continue reading Introducing “The Triple Double”
Announcing the 2016 CAFE Regina Board of Directors
The Canadian Association of Family Enterprises Regina chapter, or “CAFE,” is pleased to announce the CAFE Regina 2016 Board of Directors. Front row, left to right: Roland Schulz, Schulzco Holdings; Phil Symchych, SME Business Wealth Builder & Co; Carole Morsky, Morsky Group; Sherry Knight, Dimension 11; Petra Coutts Schiebel, Coutts Courier (Managing Director); Back row, … Continue reading Announcing the 2016 CAFE Regina Board of Directors
2016: What’s your business growth plan?
A business growth plan will help you to accelerate profitable growth, increase the value of your business, improve your working capital, and build your business wealth. However, planning isn’t natural for many people. When we were kids in school, we didn’t need a plan. We simply wanted to get promoted to the next grade. In business, … Continue reading 2016: What’s your business growth plan?
Wealth Builder Business Lunch Update for Business Owners
Today at lunch, I hosted several business owners, a CPA, and a private wealth banker. We talked about the strengths of our diversified local economy, celebrating 30 years in business for a couple of entrepreneurs, and how important it is to have your will updated and current. Did you know: Wealth is much easier to … Continue reading Wealth Builder Business Lunch Update for Business Owners
Wealth Builder Business Lunch Update for Business Owners
Today at lunch, I hosted several business owners, a CPA, and a private wealth banker. We talked about the strengths of our diversified local economy, celebrating 30 years in business for a couple of entrepreneurs, and how important it is to have your will updated and current. Did you know: Wealth is much easier to … Continue reading Wealth Builder Business Lunch Update for Business Owners
The worst thing a start-up business can have is too much cash.
That’s because they’ll burn through the cash before they’ve figured out their business model, attracted customers, and generated their own cash. Start-ups need three things: Courage Customers Cash flow from internal operations Beware of start-ups with Herman Miller chairs. In fact, they shouldn’t have any chairs. Nobody should be sitting. Everyone should be out hustling … Continue reading The worst thing a start-up business can have is too much cash.
The Speed of Building Business Relationships
How are you making it easier and faster for prospects to start doing business with you and for your clients and customers to do more business with you? I’m trying to connect with someone so that I can hire them and pay them. We’re juggling potential meeting dates. Since electrons travel at the speed of … Continue reading The Speed of Building Business Relationships
Use the Web to Accelerate Business Growth
I tried to pay my insurance bill through my online banking today. But my bank’s system could not find my insurance company as a payee, even though they are the largest insurance broker in the province. That’s frustrating. If the banks want us to use online banking instead of visiting tellers, then they should make … Continue reading Use the Web to Accelerate Business Growth
