business

5 Steps to Increase Your Profits This Month

When a new year or quarter begins, you likely search for (ALL of the) ways to improve your business. While I believe this exercise of recalibration and reinvigorating your business...

Let’s Bust Another Profit First Myth

Here's a friendly reminder from your buddy, Mike: Profit First is not an accounting system. Many people think that it is, and they get protective. "I don't want to change...

YES: The Most Dangerous Word In Business

It’s YES. The most dangerous, damaging word in business is YES. I know what you are thinking. “What the hell, Mike? Business is all about getting the customer to say...

Business Applications for Facebook On The Rise

You know all about how companies have been using mobile applications to help boost their bottom line. Now, get ready for Facebook applications to be the next big thing! Development...

Small Step Prospecting

Don't send me an email telling me to “click here in the next five seconds” or I will forever lose the deal of a lifetime. Don't call me asking me...

How To Turn A Miracle Into Routine

Getting a business off the ground is nothing short of a miracle. People who you never knew before are now clients (and they trust you with their business). People who...

The Lessons My Dog Taught Me About Entrepreneurship

I’m a bit of a business lit junkie: I love reading stories and advice from fellow authors and entrepreneurs. I dig tales of overcoming adversity, and I enjoy getting fresh...

The Downward Spiral – Bigger Plates = Bigger Cabinets

I was having coffee with Brittany Lanzone, Founder of kitchen design company Rae Design, when she shared a fascinating fact with me. The kitchen cabinet standard recently increased from the...

One Day, One Punch

It is easy to go really hard at something for a period of time, but the energy wanes. It reminds me of boxing. When those fighters start the first round,...

Fix Problems When They Are Small

In 1982, George Kelling and James Wilson published an article entitled Broken Windows. The article argued that a crucial and necessary step to keep order in a dangerous neighborhood, was...

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