How to Help Your Business for the Next 90 Days
When you run a small business, the day-to-day challenges and sales and production targets often keep you so occupied that the only time you really think about taxes is when they are due.
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Stop Being an Owner, and Be a CEO
Are you a small business owner like myself? Are you also like me that you think that you are doing a pretty good job of it? Well, you may have to think again,. I know I certainly do. At the Intuit Global Conference – QBConnect – this past week, I heard Jason Nazar speak in […]
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Blam! Blam! QBConnect
Blam – is that even a real word? I don’t know, although I could probably Google it, and know for sure. Quite honestly though, it doesn’t really matter to me. It has meaning to me, and if you were at Intuit’s QBConnect event this last week, it probably does for you as well. To me, […]
Read More... Blam! Blam! What I Learned at QBConnect
REMEMBER – THIS IS THE “WISHY-WASHY” VERSION – FOR THE REVISED, MORE INSPIRATIONAL VERSION, READ HERE It’s been a busy week for me. I’ve been at QBConnect in San Jose, California for the Intuit Global Conference. There were certain events for Intuit VIP Accountants, like me ☺ but there were two days of networking […]
Read More... Stop The Death Of Your Business and Kill Your Policies
I’m an avid reader. One of my favourite things as a teenager was my weekly trip to the library. I know, I know, you are probably screaming “geek, geek” at your computer…..but I used to take so many books out of the library to read within that week that my arms were sore by the […]
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Here’s What Can Happen With the Right Goal
Goal setting is hard. Some days it is almost near impossible. I’m of course, speaking from my experience only, and sometimes will wince when someone tells me how easy it is. Once you’ve set the goal, the next step is to put the actions in place to achieve it. Also hard. Also some days near […]
Read More... 9 Reasons Why Women Have to Work Harder Than Men
I am a woman. That means that this article may have some bias to it. Not necessarily, but I did want to be upfront about it. It also probably means that I know what I’m talking about 🙂 In recognition of International Woman’s Day yesterday, it seemed an appropriate topic for my blog post.
Read More... Candy Crush Can Ruin Your Business
Okay, so not literally, unless your staff are spending all of their time playing the online matching game during work hours and reducing their productivity. And the same is true if you are a business owner, and are spending all of your time playing Candy Crush instead of building your business.
Read More... Who is in your Army?
One night during my recent vacation to Mexico, I was heading to dinner, walking to our restaurant in the Mayan Riviera and saw the most incredible thing. Along the edge of the sidewalk, beside a side flower bed was this row of ants. All of the ants were heading in the same direction, carrying leaves. […]
Read More... Epiphany in Oakville
I recently made a discovery about myself, which I’ll share with you….It was sitting at a restaurant with my cousin and his fiancée, Steve and my daughter. The question arose, as it typically does over dinner – “How’s work?” But the subsequent question was a little different, but more surprising was my answer. The second […]
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