by Art | Jun 14, 2016 | Blog
It’s easy to slip into “I’ve done all this on my own” thinking. Yet in reality, we don’t become successful alone. While some of us may honestly say, “I’m a success in spite of everything,” even then, it’s the ’everything’ that inspired success....
by Art | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Is Yours Really Awesome? How do you deliver an incredibly awesome customer experience and know it’s received by your clients as such? This is a question I ask myself as a consultant. It leads to additional questions. Am I satisfied with being a vendor who does...
by Art | May 16, 2016 | Blog
Building Winning Partnerships with Your Vendors As a business owner, I know you think about more than the revenue you generate. You also consider the costs your decisions will incur and the resulting margin you retain. Have you ever considered that the vendors you...
by Art | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog
I’m frequently called in to resolve crises caused by poor growth planning. Business explodes, yet the business is struggling with inadequate cash reserves. There’s demand for their product. However, the cash bottleneck is killing the business before they can produce...
by Art | Apr 15, 2016 | Blog
There is much discussion about the damage U.S. taxation policies cause to corporations. I hear little discussion on how paying those taxes is part of good stewardship as a business. Now that you have paid your corporate taxes, it is a good time to evaluate how your...
by Art | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog
Asking for Vacation Time Shouldn’t be an Exercise in Fear for Employees If you are a Type-A business person, the thought of taking a vacation from work is fraught with questions. Will the company face a crisis while I’m gone? Will anyone care to keep things...
by Art | Mar 15, 2016 | Blog
Tax season for S corporations and partnerships ended today, March 15. Some LLCs may have another month before they file their tax returns. However, there’s no better time to evaluate how your accounting systems are working for you than during tax season. This is when...
by Art | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog
Business owners and CEO’s of small privately-held businesses are faced with multiple demands on their time. They are tasked with developing new markets, growing the existing market, keeping on top of changing technology, creating a healthy internal culture,...
by Art | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog
The tagline for CFO Business Partner is “Stewarding Profits, People, Partners, and Places.” Over the course of the next few months I will be expanding on this theme and providing you with insights into what this tag line means to me, and how I am using...
by Art | Dec 18, 2015 | Blog
Fall is now upon us and change is in the air. Nature isn’t the only thing that goes through seasonal changes. Many of us have experienced changes in our families and our careers over time as well. Kids grow up and establish their own households; many of us change...
