Posts Tagged ‘small business management’

Outsource the Details or Bust

By Karri • Jul 10th, 2008 • Category: small business

I met with my accountant the other day. He told me how much it would cost to outsource the lion’s share of my bookkeeping and financial reporting to his firm.
I almost fell off my chair.
Because it was so damned cheap. Not cheap like borscht kind of cheap. But cheap in comparison to what I’d lost [...]



If You’re Feeling Stuck, Try Going Uphill Instead of Down (Karri as Small Business Coach)

By Karri • May 6th, 2008 • Category: small business

When clients are calling, the kids are climbing the walls, and the coffee’s gone cold, making a dent in your long term goals can feel like an impossibility. Life becomes a big old mountain of minutiae. All motivational moments aside here, but sometimes you just have to get sick and tired of being sick and [...]



Business Productivity Tip: Free Can Be Fruitful

By Karri • Mar 26th, 2008 • Category: small business

I cannot tell a lie. The free lunch does exist, and if you know what you’re doing, you can get mighty full on “free.” I’ve got a boatload of software on my computer that I didn’t pay a dime for (no, I didn’t steal it - it was free to begin with, smart Alec). And I [...]



Making a List and Checking it Twice: Resolve to Get Your Business Mojo On

By Karri • Dec 23rd, 2006 • Category: small business

As a business owner, if you don’t know where you stand on important strategic issues, how can you create effective interactions with those who are interested in what you have to sell? All successful entrepreneurs adhere to guiding principles that set the tone for everything they do within their business. Here is my own high [...]