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Huge Tax Savings in California (and Everywhere Else)
The next window to apply for Cal Competes opens July 29 and is only open for three weeks closing August 19. The California Competes Tax Credit is an income tax credit designed to incentivize companies to grow quality jobs and...
Pam the Powerful
BY KIRK CONOLE Because human nature is a constant in life, it’s a constant in every business and optimizing your company’s success requires that you and your leaders understand and account for it. Helping us understand human nature accurately and in all its hilarious...
Stopping The Crocodiles: Profit Growth Without Risk
Do you remember how those “nature programs” you watched growing up always featured the “water hole scene?” It’s the scene where the hungry crocodiles waited in the water to seize the zebras who got too close. Believe it or not, that describes your situation as a...
Becoming Elite with Healthcare
BY KIRK CONOLE AND BRUCE RAYMOND WRIGHT If you could see aranking of business owners and executives who best control healthcare costs andthen designate the “top 1%,” you would have to include Susan, the owner of aretail chain in the Midwest. Susan is a “onepercenter”...
Sometimes Being a ‘Trusted Advisor’ Requires a Little Nudge…
A trusted business advisor does more than “answer questions,” he/she takes the initiative to communicate the wisest questions to clients clearly and effectively. This helps stretch the imagination of the client so they easily recognize new ways to prosper...
Expanding in California? Get Tax Credits Now!
Your window to apply for these tax credits opens January 2, 2019 and closes January 23, 2019. Does your company plan to hire more people or buy equipment in 2019? Do you want to reduce the high tax burden you pay in California? The Cal Competes tax credit is...
Sufficiently Engaged Employees
By Kirk Conole and Bruce Raymond Wright Employee engagement determines a company’s health and profitability. Across a wide number of companies, Gallup reports that the level of employee engagement follows a “1/6 : 2/6 : 3/6” ratio. 1 out of 6 employees (including...
Be the Quarterback of Your Insurance Strategy!
I sat in the office of a man overseeing operations for one of the nation’s largest insurance brokers and asked the secret to their success. He laughed, “We get to know the client really well. When the client’s wife goes shopping, the broker’s wife takes her and...
How One Percenters Control Healthcare Costs
If you could see a ranking of business owners and executives who best control healthcare costs and then designate the “top 1%,” you would have to include David, the owner of a retail chain in the Midwest. David is a “one percenter” in controlling healthcare costs for...
Do I Need a Fractional CFO?
Trying to grow into the middle market? Many business owners make the mistake of giving the “CFO” title to the overworked, under-equipped accounting manager. When a loyal, affordable accounting manager who lacks the ability to forecast future performance and...
