The volume of email that is generated in today’s digital world is truly mind-boggling. About 109 billion business emails are sent and received every day from about 974 million business email accounts. Including personal emails, the total volume of email sent and received worldwide every day is close to...
In this series of articles, we have been focusing on what I refer to as the “four cornerstones of business success” — mission, vision, values and culture. These principles are so important that I do not believe Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs can be successful...
When making IT investments, most Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs have traditionally used the capital expenditure (or CapEx) model for purchasing computers, software and other IT equipment. They bought the equipment and software outright, owned it and used it until it became ineffective or obsolete. With the...
In this series of articles, we have been focusing on what I refer to as the “four cornerstones of business success” — mission, vision, values and culture. These principles are so important that I do not believe Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs can be successful...
The main reason most Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs launch their companies is to earn a profit. Given this, it’s surprising how many of these owners and entrepreneurs do not know how to accurately determine whether or not their businesses are profitable. You might be working...
In this series of articles, we have been focusing on what I refer to as the “four cornerstones of business success” — mission, vision, values and culture. These principles are so important that I do not believe Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs can be successful...
In a recent article, we identified what I refer to as the “four cornerstones of business success” — mission, vision, values and culture. These principles are so important that I do not believe Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs can be successful unless they embrace and...
Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs have two options when it comes to which method of business accounting they will use: cash basis accounting (“cash accounting”) and accrual basis accounting (“accrual accounting”). Many owners and bookkeepers, especially in small businesses, believe that cash accounting is preferable to...
If you are a Los Angeles or Southern California business owners or entrepreneur who is serious about running a successful business, there are certain things that you must do. For example, you must be willing to work harder and smarter than your competitors. And you must ensure that your...
Many Los Angeles and Southern California business owners and entrepreneurs consider referrals to be the “holy grail” of sales and marketing. When someone they know refers them to a prospect, or refers the prospect to them, they are in a very favorable competitive position when it comes to turning...