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The Deliverable in Action – a Case Study

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The Deliverable in Action – a Case Study

The Deliverable in Action

We met Padraic and Sandy back in May 2014.  They had a start up company.

With experience in hospitality and a heart for serving others, they had launched Catering on Time.

They were open for business and ready to serve.

 Getting Started in Business

Let’s face it: getting started in business is tough.

I read a quote where Bloomberg reported that 8 out of 10 entrepreneurs who start businesses fail within the first 18 months.

When starting out in business, it’s often helpful ...

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10
DEC
0

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SALY

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SALY

SALY

A short title, yes.  But, it’s a short title with big implications.

What is SALY?

SALY is not the name of your sister, mother, wife, or girlfriend.  After all, it’s not even spelled correctly.

SALY is simple: It stands for Same As Last Year.

Where did SALY Come From?

SALY is a term I came across ages ago when I was discharging my duties as a CPA.  I was privileged to work with a firm called Coopers & Lybrand – a Big Eight firm.  Back ...

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29
NOV
0

Categories: Blog, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Process Consulting, Business Startups, Management, Management Action Items, Startups

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Make More (Do Less)

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Make More (Do Less)

“Make More (Do Less)”

Have you ever heard this saying?  Or, have you heard something like it?

In life and in business, everyone is looking for that proverbial sweet spot where everything comes together.  It is that unique place where, in a sense, you can stop pedaling and make more money with minimal effort.

“Make More (Do Less)” – Truth or Fiction?

So, the question is this: Is it possible to make more and do less?  We’ll let you, the reader, decide.  But, let’s ...

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29
NOV
0

Categories: Accelerate, Blog, Business Growth, Business Process, Innovate

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Black Friday

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Black Friday

Black Friday

Black Friday.  My earliest memory of this term was when I was a student in the school of business at Cal State University, Fullerton.  It was sometime in the 1980s.

I really had no idea as to the meaning of the term.  I was young (e.g., hadn’t been around that long) and I was a young man (e.g., typically not the demographic of a serious retail shopper).

Black Friday – the meaning

Accordingly, I could only hazard a guess as to the ...

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24
NOV
0

Categories: Blog, Business Development, Business Growth, Management Action Items

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Becoming Top of Mind – a Case Study

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Becoming Top of Mind – a Case Study

Becoming Top of Mind

Rick wasn’t just another smart computer guy.  He is a really smart computer guy.  It’s just that only some people knew it.

Rick has experience spanning decades. He was and is the “go to” guy for large municipalities that need his help establishing and maintaining extensive computer networks.

But, with a heart as big as Texas, and computer knowledge out the wazoo, he wanted more.  He wanted to help more people.  He wanted to focus on helping ...

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7
NOV
0

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It’s Not So Taxing to Scale your Business – a Case Study

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It’s Not So Taxing to Scale your Business – a Case Study

It’s not so taxing to scale your business

Debra’s business had grown over the years.  Everyone and every business reaches a point of diminishing returns.  In business, increased activity can become a plateau.  This same plateau often results in an eventual decline.

The conundrum

With a burgeoning tax practice, Debra (the Founder of RD Tax Service) was maxed out.  You see, when you provide great service, it is natural for people to refer to you.  Clients would refer additional clients.  Those clients would ...

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7
NOV
0

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Owner-itis

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Owner-itis

Owner-itis

Owner-itis has afflicted many entrepreneurs in their time.  It strikes young and old alike and can occur at anytime.  It can also affect both rookies and business veterans.  The malady is rarely solved without the help of a skilled and trusted business advisor.  The reason?  Whereas its symptoms are easy to diagnose, it is rarely associated with the systemic problem that causes it.

It is true that many who have the disease don’t really know that they have it.  However, once ...

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18
OCT
2

Categories: Blog, Business Consulting, Business Growth, Business Process Consulting, Marketing, Pricing

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A Primer on Hiring

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A Primer on Hiring

A primer on hiring

When I was little boy, the neighborhood kids would play cowboys and Indians.  The Old West wasn’t too far a distant memory back then.  And, if you are in the politically correct crowd, don’t get too excited.  This article isn’t really about cowboys and Indians.

It’s about an idiom: “Too many Chiefs and not enough Indians.”  This translates to “Too many managers and not enough workers.”  And, let’s address this right away.  This article doesn’t insinuate that mangers ...

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15
SEP
1

Categories: Business Consulting, Business Process, Management, Replicate

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Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator ™

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Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator ™

Three Reasons for Engaging Blue Elevator™

At Blue Elevator™, we maintain the bias that no one can truly see themselves.

Here are the three reasons you should consider engaging Blue Elevator™:

  1. Left unattended, your business could be headed towards a plateau and then, an eventual decline.  This is the essence of life.
  2. To help avoid this plateau, it is imperative that you affect innovative change.
  3. To help create innovative change, and because it’s hard to see ourselves, it is important that you obtain skilled ...
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11
DEC
5

Categories: Accelerate, Blog, Business Consulting, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Process Consulting, Innovate, Replicate

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Ready to Engage

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Ready to Engage

Ready to Engage?

In a preceding article, Business Consulting – Then and Now, we made the case for cutting-edge business advisory.  We finished with the question: Are you ready to engage?  Generally speaking, the answer is usually “Yes!”

  1. “Yes, let’s go!”
  2. “Yes, I would like to, but … things are slow right now and I need to close a few more deals so I can build some cash to start work.”
  3. “Yes, I would like to, but ...
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31
OCT
1

Categories: Blog, Business Consulting, Business Growth, Business Process, Business Process Consulting, Business Startups, Leadership, Management

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