Business Is So Good It’s Killing Me
A call came in last week from a stressed-out small business owner in Florida. He said that he needed a business plan right away that he could submit to a…
How Can My Partner and I Value Our Company?
In a recent post, Breaking Up Is Hard To Do, we wrote about the problems that arise when owners of a small business don’t plan for the eventual change of…
What Can We Learn From Political Debates?
As this blog post from 2012 is updated during the summer of 2024, important elections are occurring in the US, France, the United Kingdom, and other democracies. Prior to these…
The Heart of Any E-2 Application
An experienced immigration attorney in Mesa, Arizona – where there is a great a deal of immigration activity, as you may imagine – contacted us to assist one of his…
Focus on Core Competencies and Outsource the Rest
When you’re running a small business, it’s tempting to want to do everything yourself. If funds are tight, the last thing you want to incur is additional expenses. Learning to…
Licensing Your Intellectual Property for Fun and Profit
You have a brilliant new invention. Congratulations! But now what? In general, you have two choices: you can build a company, or you can license your concept to another company…
Making Money in Pizza
My wife and I have eaten a lot of pizza this summer; way more than we usually eat. It’s not really a problem for us because we have gotten so…
Great Apps for Small Businesses
Chances are, you started your company because you’re passionate about your field – not because you want to spend hours weekly on expense reports, invoicing, networking, project management, and marketing…
Food Trucks are Hot!
Food trucks are the smartphones of the restaurant industry. They are small, portable and very, very popular. We had a client recently who gave up his middle management job with…
Strengthen Sales & Marketing with a Messaging Toolbox
You know that smart and strategic marketing is critical to your business's success. But one of the surest ways to waste money and weaken your brand is to recreate your…