Friday’s= Computer Security Everyone tells you that you must have backups for your valuable computer files. My question today is, where are these backups? I have seen accounting packages that create backups, but they are located on the same hard drive as the original file. This is protection against a corrupt file but you are […]
Thursday’s= Governance Governance is always important. The processes and systems you use to stay out of trouble, as a business owner, an individual and a parent are crucial to success. I often say that governance is everywhere and if you think about it, you will agree with me. The difference when you are serving on […]
If you have been watching this space you know I have recommended that it is time to set the schedule for the coming year’s meetings. I would also like to suggest that one could start working on the agenda items for the upcoming year. Your organization is going to tie each agenda into the strategic […]
Wednesday’s= Succession If you own a business and you have children, odds are that you have given some thought to passing that business on to your kids. I am here to say that it could be a bad idea. One of the reasons is that your kids don’t have any money, so it is unlikely […]
Tuesday’s= Starting a Business When I hear a new business owner excitedly tell me “No one has ever done this before,” my first thought is “uh oh.” The reason for that is because in my over 30 years of business experience I have seen that there is often a reason why no one has ever […]