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Has Your Small Business Stopped Growing?

October 15, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Has your small business stopped growing? I might know why. And more importantly, if it turns out the textbook answer I give is right, the answer … [Read more...] about Has Your Small Business Stopped Growing?

Filed Under: management, Strategy

Pricing Small Business Services Profitably

August 13, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Pricing small business services profitably? Hey it's a lot harder than pricing vegetables.

A weird coincidence: Over the last week, I’ve run into two friends (not clients) who told me they aren't pricing small business services … [Read more...] about Pricing Small Business Services Profitably

Filed Under: management, Strategy

Reading Steven Pinker: A Guide for Entrepreneurs

June 11, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Reading Steven Pinker? Probably good for entrepreneurs even if you don't agree with everything he writes.

This blog covers practical, how-to subjects relevant to small business owners. We talk here about how to handle accounting problems, deal with … [Read more...] about Reading Steven Pinker: A Guide for Entrepreneurs

Filed Under: management, Strategy

Small Business Monte Carlo Simulation

May 28, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Somebody asked me about building a small business Monte Carlo simulation worksheet. They’d seen the earlier blog post we’d done about stock market … [Read more...] about Small Business Monte Carlo Simulation

Filed Under: management, New business, Strategy

Section 199A Technical Corrections Fix Grain Glitch

May 7, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

The Sec. 199A technical corrections fix the grain glitch

On March 22, 2018, the President signed into law the Section 199A technical corrections that fix the grain glitch. The bad news with these Section … [Read more...] about Section 199A Technical Corrections Fix Grain Glitch

Filed Under: individual income taxes, management

The Technology Entrepreneurship Intersection

January 29, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Last week, this blog discussed one of the important small business insights from Bhu Srinivasan’s excellent book, Americana: A 400-year History of … [Read more...] about The Technology Entrepreneurship Intersection

Filed Under: management, New business, Software, Strategy

Henry Ford and the Problem of Customer-ization

January 22, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

Henry Ford demonstrated how to avoid the problem of customer-ization

Last month, while on vacation, I read Bhu Srinivasan’s excellent book, Americana: A 400-year History of American Capitalism. Srinivasan’s epic work … [Read more...] about Henry Ford and the Problem of Customer-ization

Filed Under: management, Strategy

Small Business Postmortem: Funeral for a Friend

January 8, 2018 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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A few weeks ago, an old vendor we still buy a few items from called. And for an odd reason. They wanted help with a small business postmortem of their … [Read more...] about Small Business Postmortem: Funeral for a Friend

Filed Under: management, New business, Strategy

Small Business Power Law Dynamics:  Secret to Jacking Profitability?

November 13, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

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Peter Theil, in his provocative book Zero to One, talks about the power law dynamics you want to get “going” if you’re an entrepreneur working in … [Read more...] about Small Business Power Law Dynamics:  Secret to Jacking Profitability?

Filed Under: Bookkeeping, management, Strategy

Good Small Business Opportunities

October 16, 2017 By Stephen Nelson CPA

good small business opportunities often start small--like a new plant sprouting up.

Identifying good small business opportunities is tricky. You’ve got the folks (maybe your parents or spouse) who tell you you’re crazy to even … [Read more...] about Good Small Business Opportunities

Filed Under: management, New business, Strategy

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