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Howard Kaufman’s Reasons for Gratitude for 2020
With all of the insanity of 2020, it seems a bit crazy (and a bit of a relief, to be frank) that we now find ourselves in Thanksgiving week in Buffalo Grove.I have some thoughts, which are perhaps a bit more meditative than normal, because of how this holiday works...
8 Important Steps for Buffalo Grove Non-Profits Before Year-End
With the increased standard deduction this past year ($12,400 single, $24,800 married filing jointly, $18,650 head of household), some smaller charities began to see a decrease in donations.This year might be worse.Yes, I hate to be the one to say these things, but...
The Seven Primary Tasks For Any Buffalo Grove Business Team
A week past the election, and still plenty of disagreement about the results. That means this is another week where you have the opportunity for the other chumps out there to get massively distracted by the political war games ... while you go about quietly building...
Solving Problems in Buffalo Grove Businesses with Effective Solutions
There's this idea out there among many wannabe Buffalo Grove business owners that they have to come up with the next completely fresh idea in order to have a great business. Shows like Shark Tank (which I love) go towards creating this kind of mindset - although the...
Three Keys To Shorter Meetings For Your Business
Last week I wrote about working less and testing the 80/20 hypothesis for your Buffalo Grove business work cycle. I'd love to know if you had a chance to consider putting this into practice, send us an email using the email icon at the top right-hand corner of our...
A Few More Common Marketing Mistakes Made By Businesses
Seeing what has happened in our nation's fourth-largest city has been a sobering reminder of the fragility of life, and business. It's helpful to be reminded that threats and disasters can (and do) strike from directions that you might least expect. And while this is...
Keeping Your Business Focused On Revenue Growth and Customer Retention
We've been talking about meetings, efficiency, and how Buffalo Grove small business owners simply have to stay laser-focused on tasks that will bring them and their business towards actually achieving their goals. Especially with all of the political and cultural...
The Pareto Principle And Your Company’s Work Cycle
Slogging through the summer, and with the weather still hot, it can be really tempting to sort of press cruise control for the month of August until Labor Day hits us, and *then* really put that nose to the grindstone. But could it be that a rhythm of working a little...
Marketing Tips for Small Business Owners
As you may have heard, "Labor Day" originated during the time of 7-day workweeks of 12-hour days, in the late 1800's, as our country was in the throes of the Industrial Revolution. Times have certainly changed since then -- and our economy is no longer driven by the...
Why Price Reductions are Bad Positioning for (Almost) Any Business
Our hearts remain with those in Houston and, now, South Florida, who has been dealing with such a massive disruption of their lives -- and during a time of year that is already one of the busiest. The IRS has set up a "catch all" page for those cleaning up from...
The First Thing You Need To Do
Set it as your personal goal to increase (or start) your household money moving in these directions:
Let’s Talk About Your Business…
See, relative to their income, the rich are frugal. They save and invest. They spend less than 65% of their take-home pay on day-to-day expenses.