I remember the day well. I was about 4 years into business, I had about 4 employees, and I was running one of the service vans by myself during this busy stretch. It was a Wednesday or a Thursday. It was about 6pm at night and I was on my third new emergency service...

Hey, small business owners! Do you share your financial numbers with your team? Especially your managers? At least one person? I do not recommend sharing with entry-level or mid-level employees. Only managers. If you are a solo entrepreneur, do you share your...

I remember the day well. I was about 4 years into the business, I had about 4 employees, and I was running one of the service vans by myself during this busy stretch. It was a Wednesday or a Thursday. It was about 6pm at night and I was on my third new emergency...

Sounded good at the time. You stood out as a Foreman or a Manager. Others urged you to start your own business. You saw your company’s owner drove a nice truck and YOU even visited his upscale home a few times. His wife had nice clothes, an upscale SUV. She spent time...

Small business owners wear many hats. Which hat fits you best? When we start our small businesses, most of us will have zero employees to delegate to. So, we basically assume all the hats. The Manager hat, Administration hat, Production hat, Accounting hat, Marketing...

Over the years I’ve had the chance to mentor or give advice to younger contractors. Before giving that advice, I try to do some fact finding. I ask questions first and look for strengths and weaknesses. Experience tells me that about 75% of these contractors are going...

Almost all first-time small business owners are guilty of something called the E-myth. The E-Myth (Entrepreneurial Myth) was a book written by Michael Gerber, first published in 1986 and later revised several times. The basic message of The E-Myth is that just because...