Right in the middle of the bloody depths of civil war, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of Thanksgiving which should take place every year.His entire Thanksgiving proclamation (written by his Secretary of State, William...

Activity is relatively slow around here this week, and it always puts me in a meditative mood. Thanksgiving is nice because it's not quite yet the "calm before the storm" which the December holidays represent (right before tax season, as they are). This is a week when...

You can either train your Orlando employees and risk that they leave ... or choose not to train them and risk that they stay.Think about that for a moment.Are you empowering your employees for growth? Does your leadership team (which might be just you) brainstorm ways...

We're turning the corner into the holidays, and it's a massive selling opportunity for your Clermont, FL business ... if you use it.But I'm not referring merely to holiday promotions. Those are almost to be expected at this point.What I have for you today is a story...

I put a lot of effort into going beyond being a simple tax/accounting advisor for my Orlando clients, and I'm grateful to those who send back comments, who forward these on to their associates and, of course, for the many referrals that my clients and contacts have...

The autumn leaves are changing, and "the most wonderful time of the year" is right around the corner...I'm guessing tax season isn't exactly at the front of your mind.But it should be! (At least in the top five things at the front of your mind.) Because as long as...

You might have heard the term "profit first accounting" buzzing around Orlando business circles as of late.The philosophy was made popular by Mike Michalowicz and his book, Profit First. His theories have blossomed into reality for many business owners.Today, I...

Sometimes that thing that "everyone" is saying (especially online) just turns out to be ... not true.Facebook, Twitter and even Instagram are chock full of theories, analysis, pitches and argumentation, and so much of it is simply noise.And you know what social media...

I get a lot of replies and personal comments about the emails that I send out, both to our business owners (like you), and to our family/individual clients.So I thought I'd offer my quick thoughts to you as to why I do this, and open our kimono a little. I'm certainly...

How many times have you started work early -- and the next thing you knew it was 4PM ... and your instant reaction was: I haven't made any progress today on my most important stuff ?If you're like the rest of us: quite a few times -- and maybe "most of the...

You probably already know this.If you've ever faced the pain of climbing out of the hole of an IRS debt, then you also realize that you get on all of the databases for debt consolidation and an abundance of over-aggressive marketing companies who want to take...

When many people start a business, they do so using their own resources and funds. And there can be great wisdom to this ... retaining control, a more lucrative exit, etc.But it also puts your own personal resources on the line, and there are greater risks, as well as...