by admin | Aug 16, 2016 | Distributor Operations, Expense Reduction, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Resources
We all negotiate at one time or another. Whether we are trying to buy a business, or buy a used lamp at a yard sale, negotiation is a key skill that everyone should learn. Secrets of Power Negotiating, by Roger Dawson, is a great introduction to the fine art of...
by admin | Aug 13, 2016 | Distributor Operations, Expense Reduction, Guides, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Newsletters, Profitability, Resources, Resources, Resources
There is no joy like that of a cancelled meeting. The stay of execution. The snow day when we were kids. But you know they will plow the roads and there will be school tomorrow. The meeting will be re-scheduled. You’ve dodged a bullet for now but it will come back....
by admin | Jul 13, 2016 | Distributor Operations, Expense Reduction, Guides, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Newsletters, Profitability, Resources
“No problem can withstand the assault of sustained thinking.” Voltaire We face many challenges and obstacles each day in our business – out of stocks, out of code product, mispicks, re-deliveries, etc. How many of these problems could be avoided if we...
by admin | Jul 8, 2016 | Distributor Operations, Expense Reduction, Guides, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Newsletters, Profitability, Resources, Resources, Resources
Traditional accounting measures the profit and loss of your entire business – the performance of the company at a division or department level. Cost accounting, on the other hand, gets down and dirty and measures the profit and loss of specific business...
by admin | Mar 24, 2016 | Distributor Operations, Expense Reduction, Guides, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Newsletters, Profitability
Scott Adams, the creator of the Dilbert comic strip, writes in his book How to Fail at Almost Everything and Still Win Big Time, that goals are for losers, and systems are for winners. Your systems, practices, procedures and training will make the difference between...
by admin | Mar 24, 2016 | Expense Reduction, Financial Training, Guides, Guides, Guides, Newsletters, Newsletters, Newsletters, Profitability, Resources
Finance is a system of creating money. It provides x-ray vision into our business to help us identify where we are making money and where we are losing it. Unfortunately, finance is often viewed in a negative light by business people. It is seen as a necessary evil,...