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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 Dec 20, 2011 | No Comments
“Something good is stirring in the economy,” Ian Shepherdson, an economist at High Frequency Economics declared, in reference to the recent report released by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. On Friday, December 2nd, it was announced that the national unemployment rate had dropped to 8.6% in November, from a 9% rate in October. [...]
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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 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 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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