Guest Author Articles
Guest Column: Time to Spring Clean Your Health
By Roseanna Frechette, Springtime is a great time for taking a clean look at the personal inventory of our lives. We naturally feel an urge to dig into the cupboards and closets of our homes in an invigorating effort to let go what we don’t need and reorganize what we do. But the spring fever…
Read MoreGuest Column: Spring Forward Toward Healthy Teamwork
March is here. The clocks have sprung forward. The first official day of spring arrives this month — March 20th to be exact. As daylight increases, we find ourselves with more energy to expend. It’s a great time to join a team and/or to reevaluate the contributions we are making to whatever team(s) we are on.
Where the team concept was once reserved for sports it has since become a popular strategy for successful business. And any person with a thriving family life knows the value of teamwork. Teamwork shows us the difference between merely surviving and truly thriving.
Read MoreGuest Column: Cash vs. Accrual Accounting
Cash vs. Accrual Accounting By Karin Lichtenstein, Owner, Capital Bookkeeping, Inc. The two principal methods of accounting differ only in the timing of when business income and expenses are recognized on the books. The accrual method is more commonly used and records transactions when the order or sale is made, the item is delivered, or…
Read MoreGuest Column: Trusting Yourself and Your Own True North During Uncertain Times
When things slow down or we feel uncertain, as is typical with uncertain times like those we are currently experiencing, the first thing people often do is start to question themselves or what they are doing. “I’m doing all the right things, why isn’t my business growing? Maybe I just better go get a job,” I hear small business owners lament. “Perhaps this isn’t the direction I am supposed to go in,” is another common comment that often finds its way into coaching sessions.
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