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A CPA/Planner Tip on How to Survive in the New Business Economy

I worked with a plumber, Dan, when I was 15 years old.  I learned some plumbing, but mostly I ran to his truck for tools and dug ditches…lots of ditches.  Dan told me that I was good, but I wasn’t as … Continue reading

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DeBabbitting the Business Strategy Process: Can Creative People Be Developed?

           My grandfather left quite a legacy.  He came from Italy as a boy to start a new life.   He acted in and scripted silent movies, fought in WWI, tightrope walked between two eight story buildings (without a net) over a busy Chicago … Continue reading

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Bad Strategic Plans: How Not to Build a Flying Carpet

When I was five years old my cousin Bill and I created a strategic plan to build a flying carpet.  We wanted something that hovered over the ground about three feet (so not to be too dangerous).  We also needed a … Continue reading

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Business Strategy and Tactics: What We Can Learn From How We Raise our Kids

Our kids hate us…when we don’t give them money.  Oh sure, we pay of their schooling, sports, and other school-related activities, but we are determined to require them to work for their recreation money.  All three of my boys have … Continue reading

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Cat Woman Beats IRS on her Charitable Tax Deduction, look out Batman

      At the time you are reading this article, the IRS is still shaking the kitty litter from their feet.  Earlier this month, Jan Van Dusen made them cough up a fur ball.  The IRS painted her as a wacky … Continue reading

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Business Plans and Strategy: Living on a Hope and a Dream

I once knew a guy who spent every last dime trying to get auto companies to buy his “hubcap” locks for expensive spoked wheels.  They repeatedly turned him down.  He took his idea to the insurance companies and…”poof!” He struck it … Continue reading

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Mobile Payment Strategy: Is Your Small Business Developing One?

I remember around 1970 asking for a “stingray” type bicycle with a five speed stick shift and a slick tire.  I was definitely leap-frogging my friends’ stingrays who lacked multiple gears.  I nailed them on the hills.  My bike was the … Continue reading

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Business Cloud Ideas: Have You Looked at Clouds From Both Sides Now?

“I’ve looked at clouds from both sides now From up and down, and still somehow It’s cloud illusions I recall I really don’t know clouds at all” –Joni Mitchell If you are a small business that has not taken the … Continue reading

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Business Strategic Thinking: How to Prevent the Three Most Common Mistakes or Drop Your Scag

There we were, 2 twelve year olds blowing sideways in an 18-foot sailboat towards the  concrete wall of the Marina del Rey, CA channel.  We tried everything, pulling on the main, the jib, and even the rudder.  The wind blew our boat without heeding … Continue reading

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You can be a Simon Cowell. Welcome to the World of Crowdsourcing

I think it all started with American Idol, or not.  Bruce Houghton’s article, A Graphic Look At Crowdsourcing, labelled a movement that I have been watching for a while.  I have watched companies tap into the masses to develop a … Continue reading

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