Helping small business owners develop extraordinary businesses that really work for their customers, their employees, themselves and their families

Not the place to get a business loan

The penalties for late payment and failure to pay these "trust fund" taxes are significant, and they can't be discharged in bankruptcy. Criminal penalties can also apply.

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To everything there is a season

As marketers "entering the conversation already taking place in the customer's mind" (Robert Collier), we know that conversation includes the current season and holidays This makes the seasons and holidays great "hooks" for advertising and promotions.

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Does your business have an endgame?

What is the ultimate plan for the business? A buy out? Is the business substantial enough to attract suitors? Are any potential suitors compatible with your customers and employees?

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Where’s the stuff I ordered?

When customers shop for a product or service, they are often "in heat" and ready to buy. If they can't find it from one source, they'll probably seek it somewhere else. If they can't find it soon, their desire could just cool off, and they'll forget about it.

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Professionals – Are you accepting a pay cut?

If that accountant was working for someone else's accounting firm and had a $47 per hour pay cut over a five-year period, they probably would have been very upset, quit their job and gone to work somewhere else.

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