I met once with a small business owner in the apparel business. His business was just a couple of years old, and it had yet to turn a profit. While there had been some good organic growth, the growth hadn’t been fast enough. He had been forced to put lots of money into the business that year, and he felt it was time to make a decision. He said his options were:   (1) Make the additional effort to add customers to get to the point where it’s breaking even,   (2) Add new products that would incr... [continue reading]

Roger recently appeared on the Small Small Business (SSB) podcast. Learn how SSB helps small businesses here. Roger discussed 10 reasons why you should do business projections. Here’s reason number eight. Roger Scherping: So, my next one is, understanding the financial impact of your business decisions. And I’ll start with a story. I know a guy once who bought three franchises, three retail franchises. And he opened the first one, and I came to his store, and I looked at it, and I said, “Oh, ... [continue reading]

I met with a small business owner this week. He’s in the apparel business. His business is just a couple of years old, and it has yet to turn a profit. While there has been some organic growth, the growth hasn’t been fast enough. He has been forced to put lots of money into the business this year, and he feels it’s time to make a decision. He says his options are: (1) make the additional effort to add customers to get to the point where it’s breaking even, (2) add new products that will increase sales to... [continue reading]


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