Profit

5 Easy Ways to Start Profit First

If you've ever picked up Profit First, gotten excited, and then immediately felt your blood pressure rise when you reached the implementation section, you're not alone (because I’ve heard this...

5 Steps to Ensure Profit and Stability in Your Business

When I have Q&As at speaking events and during webinars, I always ask what business owners are most concerned about. The usual answers: Customers, revenue, leads, more time, more freedom...

Surviving the Economic Roller Coaster – What Small Business Owners Should Do in 2026

If you’re a small business owner in 2026, you’ve probably heard some version of the same sentence on repeat: “This economy is a mess.” I know. I feel it too,...

“Profit” Isn’t a Dirty Word – Why You Should Master Profit Distribution vs. Owner’s Compensation

Since writing Profit First, I’ve heard quite a few comments (and eye rolls) over the word, “profit”, itself. This always makes me curious. What’s so bad about making a...

Mastering Profit First: Master Your Percentage Allocations

  At its core, Profit First is all about flipping the script on traditional accounting and prioritizing profit from day one. One of the key pillars of Profit First...

Get Out of the Survival Trap – For Good

How many decisions did you make for your business last year? Decisions to solve a problem, fix a mistake, decide whether or not to take advantage of an opportunity, add...

Profit. It’s not an ugly word.

Recently, Brian Sly of Emblem Inc., shared his thoughts about profit and how his understanding of it had been flipped through Profit First. Check it out: "Profit was always an...

Small steps for big profits

Racing to the finish line? Not going to work. Instead, take small steps. Over. And over. And over again. I know! You built your business to succeed! You built it...

9 Tips to Increase Profit NOW from Leading E-Commerce and Online Retail Experts by Tanja Woods

  What I love about the E-Commerce industry is that it provides opportunity for everyone. It’s a great business leveler. The continual innovation of technology and product can provide infinite...

10 Tips For Remodelers To Become More Profitable In 2017 by Mike Bruno

Running a successful remodeling business is more about numbers than it is about bricks and sticks. Of course, producing quality work is important; but I can assure you – there...

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