Sounds crazy, but it is important to remember that your price is part of your market brand and positioning. If you don’t do a price increase not only do you get way below the market, but also price is a “feature” that clients use to measure your worth, and they will measure you poo
According to http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_U.S._minimum_wages and http://www.dol.gov/esa/minwage/america.htm we have compiled this list as of July 24, 2008. We have done our best to ensure accuracy, but verify with your state labor department for the most up to date numbers. You will note sev
Today, Thursday, 7/24/08 enacts another phase of the federal minimum wage requirements from $5.85 per hour to $6.55 per hour. Currently 1.7 million people make $5.85 per hour or less, according to a 2007 Department’s Bureau of Labor Statistics. A boost to those workers’ wages to the new minimum wage
“It’s Killing Me” one client said to me this week regarding gas prices. With gas prices nearly doubling over the last year, and no end in sight for the incline, service business owners are shaking in their boots about how to tackle this problem. Just how bad is it? I just checked t
Q. I went to a “get rich quick” seminar and was told that there is tons of “free money” available for small business owners, and if I sign up for their big bucks seminar they will tell me how to get it. Can you help me get some of the big pie of free money? A. Every so often
You Are Not Making the Big $$ Money That You Should – “A high percentage of businesses fail”, is what we have all heard. Some even say as high as 90%. However, I couldn’t find any statistics to actually back that up. What I did find was a study done by NFIB that says that over the lifetime of a busi
This system uses lots of paper, but it also keeps a printed copy of all of your records in one handy place. If you need easy records for tax preparation, to apply for a loan, review for profitability, check on a previous year, find out why there is a record missing from QuickBooks, or be very organi
Do you want to invest in the future of your business? Maybe you are receiving a fat refund from the IRS this year, and want to know the smartest ways to put it to work for you? Well, look no further. Here are ten savvy investments that really deliver. Get Technology Working for You ($150) – Take a c
“It’s 9:00 am and I have already reached the end of my rope. Three employees called in sick including my Operations Manager, two 3-day old employees did not return to training, 4 vacuums are on the fritz, my staff dropped bleach on a client’s Swedish finished floors and I received a notice from the
It’s the New Year and you’re armed with a list of resolutions: increase sales, organize everything, spend more family time, and the list probably goes on and on. The question is, do New Year’s resolutions really work, and how do you make your dreams your realities? You can achieve
