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Using KPIs in Your Business’s Goals
If you've been paying attention, I've been diving pretty deep into inflation-proofing measures for your business. I want you to have the tools to not just survive these rollercoaster times, but also to thrive.The thriving starts with taking a good look at the numbers...
Ibanessa Hogan’s C Corp Pros and Cons
Before I dive into discussing the pros and cons of a C corp, I briefly want to touch on some other things relevant to you as a small business owner.Recession. The threat of it hangs in the air like a midwest thunderstorm. And as you anticipate it, you don’t have...
Changing Your Business Structure – A Savings Opportunity?
Prepare, prepare, prepare. As a recession is bearing down on us all, figuring out how to prepare for economic downturns is something you should be concerned with in your business. I know I am.Now, while you and I can’t prepare for every eventuality, we can put systems...
Vendor Negotiation Tips for Business Owners
Is your hustle muscle feeling strong right now? I hope so because if your business is going to make it moving forward, it’s going to have to be – at least for somebody on your business team. This inflationary environment virtually demands it (as does a likely...
A Cutting Expenses How-to for Businesses
As a small business owner, you’re battling on a lot of different fronts right now. You’re doing your best to keep employees happy, raise prices without driving away customers, pivot to alternative supply options as your current ones dry up, adjust for changing...
The Art of Raising Prices for Small Businesses
The unfortunate reality of things right now is that businesses across the board might need to raise their prices. Inflation’s increasingly pervasive effects, as well as continued supply shortages, demand that pricing models change – or at least be...
Raises and Inflation: Business Owners, Listen Up
Everywhere I turn there’s a business with a “Now Hiring” sign in the window. Are you seeing this too? Staffing is an issue in every industry across the country. Part of that? Making money isn’t the only reason people want a job. 2020 certainly shifted priorities....
Masterpiece Accounting Services’s Fighting Inflation Series: Taking Out a Business Loan
Today I want to start a series on how small businesses like yours can fight inflation. Because I know that’s one of the top concerns for businesses across the country right now. But I’d also like to know…How’s your business faring? I’m genuinely interested in how...
The Word on Payment Methods for Businesses
…payment methods!Try to come up with one thing that’s more important to your business than taking in revenue smoothly. Yeah, I couldn’t, either.And making sure that revenue is coming in becomes almost an obsession when you’re feeling the squeeze of inflation on...
