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As kids, we always kept score. We played hockey until someone reached ten. It didn’t matter whether we were playing street hockey, baseball in the front yard (until we broke the door’s window), football in the back yard (away from all breakables), tennis, or anything else that occupied our time, we always kept score, Oh, … Continue reading How and Why to Keep Score

From my family to yours, we wish you a Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukah, and a Happy New Year! I hope that 2020 and the new decade brings you: great health quality time with important people in your life fun activities and hobbies to help you recharge energy and courage to overcome your obstacles as you … Continue reading Happy Holidays

The new year—and the new decade—is almost upon us. Did you accomplish your most important goals this past year…and in the last decade? This issue isn’t about wishful resolutions, fuzzy dreams, or big hairy audacious goals. Who wants a BHAG anyways? Let’s use specific language to establish your 2020 goals that are meaningful to you, … Continue reading Setting Your Goals For 2020

Last week, I wrote about planning for next year. This week, let’s look at how to review your results for this past year. This information will be critical for planning for next year, and for identifying: how to grow your company how to improve profits how to increase cash flow (to fund your growth) how … Continue reading How to Review This Year’s Results

Can you see your 2020 plans and results with the clarity of 20/20 vision? Seeing into the future is not possible. That’s why you need a written plan to grow your business, increase revenues and profits, enhance business valuation, and build your business wealth. You might not be able to see your future clearly, but … Continue reading What Is Your 2020 Plan?

This past summer, I started to expand my business to Toronto. Why Toronto? Our younger daughter is attending Ryerson there. I also have a history with Toronto, having lived there for two years when I articled for my Chartered Accountant (now Chartered Public Accountant, or CPA) designation with Ernst & Young (now EY, because, you … Continue reading Airbnb® Lessons for Business

As my wife and I get ready to become empty-nesters in 2020, our plans got accelerated. Here’s what happened. We were out one warm and sunny Sunday September afternoon and stopped for ice cream at Milky Way. Driving home after an ice cream extravaganza, we came across an open house, which my wife cannot pass … Continue reading Empty Nest Lessons for Business

Let’s continue our back to school lesson this week. Which of these are you already doing and which can you implement to drive your growth? INTERNATIONAL – Are you leveraging technology, communication, global payment systems, and the ease of marketing and building trust globally to expand your business? JOB vs. CAREER – Many growing business … Continue reading Back To School – Part 2

It’s back to school time! Are you growing and learning in your business like you did back in your school days? Back to school family picture at Niagara Falls a couple of years ago. Today’s lesson is: “The ABCs of Growing your Business.” Here are more than 26 ideas to implement and help you increase … Continue reading Back To School

Are you in the top performance quartile or bottom quartile of businesses similar to you? Wouldn’t you like to know? Your banker knows. My most successful clients have benefited from long-term relationships with bankers who were their strategic partners and supported the business growth. From my upcoming book, The Four Roads to Business Wealth, here … Continue reading Seven Ways Your Banker Can Help You To Grow Your Business