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Posted by admin on Jan 17, 2012 | No Comments
MACPA Controllership Conference, September 27, 2011 Suburban Showplace in Novi, MI The Michigan Association of Certified Public Accountants (MACPA) is a statewide organization promoting the accounting profession in the business, education, government, and public sectors. Every one of its 18,000 members is a certified public accountant (CPA), meaning that they have met, and maintained the [...]
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Posted by admin on Nov 28, 2011 | No Comments
This December 2011 I will be featured on the Eventual Millionaires podcast! Listen to my advice for growing your business. I will also share useful tactics and processes to help ensure your success! Business legends that have been featured on the podcast include: Guy Kawasaki – Author of ten books including Enchantment, Reality Check, The [...]
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Posted by admin on Aug 12, 2011 | No Comments
This October, Ren Carlton will be offering a Webinar through the MACPA that serves to benefit both struggling and prosperous businesses alike. Ten Indicators of Financial Trouble – And How a CFO Must React! October 18th, 2011 at 1:00 PM EST Learn how to recognize ten indicators of potential financial trouble within a business, even when the company [...]
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Posted by admin on Mar 9, 2010 | 36 Comments
Have you ever wondered how your employees would act if they owned their own business? One of my clients is a consumer retailer. Because of the product line, he needs to maintain a fleet of delivery trucks. When I would visit my client during the winter, I would notice at least one delivery truck would [...]
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Posted by admin on Dec 17, 2009 | 31 Comments
I was having lunch with a client and he posed the question “Why don’t most small businesses make real money?” After talking for a while, we came up with some good ideas. Before I tell you those ideas, let’s define what real money means. Real money is when the owner is paid the market rate [...]
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Posted by admin on Nov 25, 2009 | No Comments
“Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results” is almost ready for release! below is a short description of the content. Whether a company is driven by sales, operations, or that widget everyone must have, success is still measured by the bottom line: profits. In “Profitpreneurship: Creating a Business that Produces Outstanding Financial Results”, [...]
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Posted by admin on Jun 26, 2009 | 3 Comments
Keeping Your Bank Happy When serving as CFO for literally 100’s of companies over my career, I have had my share of bank meetings. Whether it is the weakness of the credit market or the lack of adequate business performance, this has recently become an unpleasant chore. Today I met with a lender that is [...]
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Posted by admin on Apr 30, 2009 | 1 Comment
When I was in business school, I was under the delusion that entrepreneurs used other people’s money to get rich. Now I would argue that this is the exception as opposed to the norm. When most of my friends and I started our businesses, we had very little financing. For me, it isn’t because I [...]
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Posted by admin on Mar 12, 2009 | 1 Comment
I met with a prospect last week that is in serious trouble. Due to increased competition and reduced demand, they have sustained significant losses over the past few years. They have a turn-around plan. They have a good team of employees. They have the inventory to sell. They have clients to sell to. There is [...]
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