It's What You Keep that Counts
May 31, 2011
Testimonial By Nicole Donnelly, CEO, Salty Waffle EO EMP MIT Class of 2011 . After I sold my business, BabyLegs, many opportunities came across my desk. What is a viable deal and what should I just let go? How do I thoroughly assess the opportunities? Rich and Mary sat down with me and helped me to think through the value of the each opportunity. . A local...
Aug 11, 2011
With 1% change in prices, a 1% change in COGs, and a 1% change in S, G&A expenses, you can increase your bottom line profit by 19% or more! Here’s the deal: You will receive substantially discounted coaching fees for participating in the 1 + 1 + 1 program for one year. In exchange, you allow Bottom Line Up to publish the results. YOU WILL GET ADDITIONAL...
Jan 25, 2012
The great Peter Drucker once said that 60% of all management problems are the result of poor communication. When employees and managers fail to understand each other, everything suffers-sales, service, safety, productivity and morale. I was reminded of this while watching this year’s World Series between the St Louis Cardinals and the Texas Rangers. What...
Dec 28, 2011
“What is the single difference between a good and a great driver?” Phil Wicks asked us. Wicks has been racing small cars for 50 plus years and he owns the Phil Wicks Driving Academy. It’s not ability, experience, talent, or timing, though those are important. It’s focus — the ability to be 100% present to what you are doing now. The best drivers...
Dec 14, 2011
Today’s post is the second of a three-part series where we look at how small changes can have a big impact on profits. Read the first post here. In our last post, we showed you that when it comes to your business’s finances, 1+1+1 can equal 19. How? Once you pay for your overhead, every change you make affects your bottom line: All price increases and...
Dec 5, 2011
In the fourth quarter of 2010 the FDIC’s list of “problem institutions” grew to 884 banks — the highest number since the savings and loan crisis in the early 1990s. It’s no wonder so many banks remain reluctant lenders to small businesses as they continue the scramble to shore up their portfolios. The story isn’t much different with many of the...
The great Peter Drucker once said that 60% of all management problems is the result of poor communication. When employees and managers fail to understand each other, everything suffers—sales, service, safety, productivity and morale. A patient can get sick or die if a hospital nurse can’t read a doctor’s handwriting and dispenses the wrong medicine or the...
