Do you want some power leadership tips to help you grow your business? Here is an article with advice for business leaders in small business, mid-market and Fortune 500 companies, by my friend and fellow consultant, Val Wright, who writes for Inc. magazine. We are presenting at Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting Convention in Atlanta … Continue reading Inc.: Million Dollar Advice for Outstanding Leaders on How To Grow Your Business
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Phil’s Profit Point 151 – Business Growth Challenges
I am in Miami, Florida, meeting with my Global Growth Circle peers including Chad Barr, Guido Quelle, Suzanne Bates, Bart Sayle, Steven Gaffney and facilitated by Alan Weiss. Our group includes people from Britain, Germany, United States and Canada. We get together semi-annually to help each other on business and personal development because, well, we … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 151 – Business Growth Challenges
Phil’s Profit Point 150 – The Three Growth Factors
Welcome to Issue 150. We’re pleased to have been writing this weekly newsletter for three years and providing you with pragmatic and powerful tips to grow your business and your wealth. The Three Growth Factors Over the last two decades, I’ve worked with hundreds of business owners, executives, and managers of high-growth companies. There are … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 150 – The Three Growth Factors
Merry Ukrainian Christmas!
We wish everyone celebrating today a Merry Christmas.
Phil’s Profit Point 149 – Business Lessons from Grandma
My grandmother, “Babi,” passed away one month shy of her 103rd birthday. As you might expect, she had some great philosophies on life that helped her achieve such longevity. One of her favorite sayings was, “There are two kinds of people: those who worry and those who work.” Figure 149.1 Worry versus Work Business is … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 149 – Business Lessons from Grandma
Phil’s Profit Point 147 – Revenue Growth
When my parents owned and operated Clear Lake Lodge, I learned a lot about business. As a resort hotel (before the Internet age), we relied on people to book their vacations months ahead. We received very little short-term business, except when the campers got tired of the rain. Generating revenues required lots of thinking. The … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 147 – Revenue Growth
The shortest distance between two points…
is usually a straight line. Except when you’re flying through a snow storm and need to burn excess fuel and get in the queue for landing. Despite best efforts by an army of snow removal crews and very hard working Air Canada staff, our flight was cancelled because of steering problems. Mother Nature wins again.
Phil’s Profit Point 146 – The Wealth Builder Pyramid
I am speaking at Alan Weiss’s Million Dollar Consulting® College in Rhode Island this week and advising global consultants on how they can build their business wealth and help their clients do the same. Figure 146.1 Wealth Builder Pyramid Personal Energy I love working with elite owners of mid-market and small businesses because their energy, … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 146 – The Wealth Builder Pyramid
Phil’s Profit Point 145 – The Need For Speed
I was in my accountant, Kelly Ozem’s office, on November 25th reviewing my October 31st year-end financial statements. That’s 25 calendar days and 15 business days to finalize the year’s books! Kelly, who is also my business partner in our firm Builders Group CPAs, told me last summer that he wanted to have my year-end … Continue reading Phil’s Profit Point 145 – The Need For Speed
Phil's Profit Point 8 – Do You Know Your Costs?
If your revenue information is in one line on your financial statements, you’re missing a lot of valuable information.
