We’re thinking about buying a building. We also want to invest in developing more sales. Unfortunately, we have limited funds to work with and we’re thinking this building could be a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity. How much do we need to buy...
How do we make this business partnership work? The partner we thought we had has turned out not to be a true partner. We feel like they went behind our backs and directly approached our customers and employees. This, after...
I don’t know how to manage the workforce in the slow months. Trying to hang on to when we’re slow has left us stretched for cash. Now we're going into the next busy cycle. But it’s getting harder to...
How do I keep business fresh? I'm hesitating to jump on a new business opportunity? Will it be a distraction or a serious opportunity? Wondering if it will lead to profits and more customers in the future, or be...
A seasonal business rush made it really busy. Uncomfortably so because we were not prepared. I pushed hard to boost sales. But didn’t look at how we were going to handle the additional work. Now my employees are looking...
We need to deliver business value. We’re not as productive as we can be. To be honest, it’s probably me, the owner, getting in the way. It just seems like we’re always busy but not making money the way...
Our sales and operations planning is not hitting the mark. Operations work hard, within the constraints of available hours. They take delivering on promises seriously and feel blindsided about last-minute job requests. They have no say in job scheduling or...
Business management is a challenge. It feels like we’ve never dealt with a bigger test than the one that’s facing us now. I’m optimistic but concerned about running into bigger challenges. Does running a business ever get easier? Thoughts...
We need help hiring the right salespeople. We’ve made hiring mistakes in the past. They’ve cashed paychecks but didn't deliver enough to pay for themselves. Our last guy’s inability to make progress got to be very frustrating. I know...