To help you achieve your financial goals, we will begin by objectively examining each segment of your business including all cost centers (rent, labor, loan payments, etc.) and profit center... Read more

The team’s exhausted. They’re burned-out and I am, too. I don’t know if we can recover. We’ve been working at 150% for over a year – at least most of us have. More change? Really? We’ve been... Read more

Few enterprises truly understand the actual profits generated by the individual sales they make. Most metrics for sales effectiveness are monitored by reviewing top-line revenue results. Yet... Read more

Doesn’t it seem that business is more competitive and difficult than it used to be? ABC, Inc. experienced this challenging business atmosphere firsthand. A building materials manufacturer th... Read more

Remember the old saying, “If you never expect anything, then you’ll never be disappointed”? Well, that might work for blind dates and birthday gifts, but in business, expectations are imposs... Read more

1. How did you get into the tanning industry? I was at dinner with friends and they were trying to get me to leave the corporate world and work at one of their dozen companies. When they tol... Read more

Have you ever said something at work you wish you hadn’t? Sometimes the wrong words just blurt out to employees or with the customer. The first step in fixing common communication blunders o... Read more

1. How did you get into the tanning industry? I’ve been tanning since I was 16, using all New Sunshine products, incidentally. When I was searching for jobs straight out of college, I was ex... Read more

As we meandered through another summer, I read several posts from salon operators about the “down times.” Well, if foot traffic is slow, now is a great time to dive deep, dig in and clean yo... Read more

Many business owners consider at some point sharing ownership of their company with one or more key employees. Sharing ownership can create powerful advantages – retaining employees for the... Read more