Success could be defined as the achievement of desired goals, whether personal, professional or financial. Working with small business owners for more than 20+ years, I've come to observe it always includes all three when entrepreneurs list out their goals. So what slows down their ability to achieve success? Are you stressed trying to achieve success? Unfortunately, it's not just about working hard and being disciplined. Oh no, it's much more than that! You could be consiste

One big problem we see when we go into assess a business is they're spending too much money and their financial scene isn't in great shape. This can hold the business back from reaching its full potential. What Does Your Full Financial Scene Look Like? Small business owners totally get how important it is to handle money wisely in their business. They know they need to manage money better to up their financial game, but often are overwhelmed due to wearing too many hats and e

I recently saw this Facebook post in a group I was in, talking about this subject. I was so intrigued with the comments that I had to write my own blog post on it. Hiring a VA One of the things we suggest and encourage with the clients we work with, is to hire a Virtual Assistant (VA) to take tasks off their plate. This is really vital in the solopreneur stage where we often work with clients in, as a Consultant and a Bookkeeper. One person simply CANNOT do it all (for very l

As long as I've been consulting businesses, I've observed some key red flags in terms of hiring and how it affects the bottom line of the business. Hiring and Your Bottom Line I've been a business consultant for over 15+ years and one big red flag that I have observed over and over again is... owners cutting into their profit by spending too much on hiring or hiring too many employees due to being disorganized. How does this occur? There are a number of ways. Current employee