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I have written previously about the value of service and the importance of building your brand image. It is increasingly more important to focus on employee training.
As a business owner, you spend a great amount of time and energy working in the day-to-day matters of your business. The problem is you have to be able […]

Moving from the legal abuse you and your business may take to ways of protecting your company and assets.
After writing the stories of this Oregon dealer, this Missouri dealer, and this California landscaper I have found some of the things you can do to prevent similar situations from occurring.
Planning
It really starts with prior planning. The […]

Here is a common story among friends. I Am Lawsuit Abuse has officially frightened me.
When doing business with friends and family, there is a tendancy to take a more casual approach then you would have otherwise. Problems arise when people have no loss or problem with a situation but find a point of law, however […]

While tort reform is nothing new and frivolous lawsuits abound, I am always stunned to find out what constitutes legal merit. I caught sight of this story on theLawnblog and made my way over to I Am Lawsuit Abuse.org to find out more.
When a customer bought a $6,000 riding lawnmower in the spring of 2000, […]

Have you really thought about ways to improve your working capital and cash flow?
I caught the latest pisode of Gopher Haul, and Steve made a quick blurb about possible discounts for prepayments. At first I let it pass without paying much attention. However, being slightly different than a sale, this is something I began to […]

What to charge? Bidding jobs accurately is one of the most crucial, and often most difficult, aspects of new contractors.
There are many methods of number crunching, from job estimating software to the more “creative” guess-based formulas. Before you can be profitable, your job must recoup your three main costs: labor, equipment, and general and administrative. […]