How often do we say our decisions or policies are made for the benefit of the customer when the reality is they are self-serving? In business, one of the keys to fostering long-lasting relationships is transparency. People may not like specific policies or decisions, but they will accept them when they are carried out openly and honestly…
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Success Through Remote Leadership and Building a Thriving Team
Sarah Hawley is a serial entrepreneur who has founded eight companies since 2009. Hawley’s most recent endeavor is Growmotely, the world’s first platform to connect conscious companies with skilled professionals into long-term remote roles. Here, she talks navigating entrepreneurship, knowing when to cut your losses and trusting yourself…
Read MoreWhen Should I Upgrade to QuickBooks Premier 2022?
Question: I have QuickBooks Premier 2019. I keep getting pop-ups telling me to upgrade to Premier 2022. I know I need to upgrade to 2022, and that it’s a subscription. Should I just go ahead and do it? Answer: Your QB Premier 2019 will be upgraded at no additional charge through May 2022. The subscription that you will be purchasing is an annual one…
Read MoreWhy You Should Reconcile Accounts Before Filing Sales Tax
Question: I filed my sales tax last week with the numbers in the QuickBooks sales tax liability report. When I ran the report again this week, the numbers had changed. What’s going on? Answer: Likely, you had not reconciled your checking account(s) before running the first sales tax report…
Read MoreWhy SEO Is So Important for Promo Distributors
Seventy-five percent of people never scroll past the first page of search engines. This also applies to buyers of promotional products, many of whom use Google and other search engines to find a vendor. This means that if you want to be in the game, you must appear on page 1 for the right search terms. If you don’t, you are literally invisible to your ideal clients…
Read MoreStranger Danger
“Stranger danger” is a warning that all people you don’t personally know (strangers) can potentially be dangerous. There are lots of strangers giving advice these days. On social media, on YouTube, in your emails and more. Lots of free advice. But who are these folks, and should you follow their advice? My strong suggestion is…
Read MoreHow to Plan for Year-End on QuickBooks
Many accounting systems can be quite complicated at year-end, requiring that you manually close the income and expense accounts into your balance sheet. This zeroes out the income and expense accounts to be ready to start another year. This is how your income and expenses go to zero at the start of a new year…
Read MoreBig Competitors, Disloyal Clients and the Pandemic Got You Down? It May Be Time to Look in the Mirror
You—your attitude, how you respond to outside forces and your work ethic—are the most critical factor in determining your success. Realizing that you are ultimately responsible for your prosperity—or demise—is the first step in creating a brand that matters to your clients…
Read MoreStop Saying This One Word
When I talk with people about their goals I frequently hear them use the word “if.” “If I can grow my sales to $X.” “If I get healthy.” “If I get that new customer.” If. “If” sows seeds of doubt. “If” is a word that people need to lose and replace it with “when.” “When…
Read MoreTapping Into an Untapped Market
Josh Goodman is the founder and CEO of PourMyBeer, a next-generation self-pour beverage system. Goodman discusses the many stages his business went through in order to solve a huge issue in the nightlife industry—crowded bars. He also provides valuable advice on how, with the right mindset, a simple frustration can lead to fortune…
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