Small Business
My first “grown-up” job was for a company that designed accounting, inventory, and point-of-sale software for tire stores. We worked hard to make a package that gave business owners everything they needed to know how their business was doing. While we could design custom reporting for clients, we ensured our reporting and bookkeeping were complete [...]
I read an article by C. Norman Beckert, district director for SCORE, in the Idaho Statesman’s business magazine Business Insider (I’d link to it, but it’s subscription only), in which he discusses whether or not you need a formal business plan for your business idea. His answer was spot-on: It depends. He feels that unless [...]
I remember a line from the movie “It’s a Wonderful Life” when Mr. Potter tries to ruin the Building & Loan by hiring George Bailey away from it. George resists his generous offer at first, to which Mr. Potter complains, “Confound it, man! Are you afraid of success?!” As my business moves away from being [...]