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CASE STUDY: 4 Steps to Finding Financial Fraud in a Small Business

Uncovering Fraud Lately, one of our longest-standing clients had an incident of fraud. This was shocking to us, as we have done varying business management projects with them since 2008, and they even have back office systems for fraud prevention!

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Social Media and Facebook Policies: NLRB Memos

What is NLRB? The National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) is an arm of the National Labor Relations Act (NLRA) enacted in 1935.  The NLRB issues regular memos detailing the findings of labor investigations they conduct, and these memos sure don’t … Continue reading

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Reading for Work: I Moved Your Cheese, by Deepak Malhotra

I Moved Your Cheese - I was captivated by the title, I’ll admit it. As a promoter of Who Moved My Cheese (WMMC) – back in the day when you could not find copies in Goodwill – I have used it as … Continue reading

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How Much Does a Turn Around Cost?

This is always the million dollar question – but it has never yet cost that much! A business turn around using a business consultant, or a team of business consultants, can add up fast.

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What I’m Reading This Month: Importance of Succession Planning

You know how sometimes a particular issue seems to be driven home in everything you read and experience for a while? Well, that’s exactly what’s happening to me lately around succession planning. So, it seems reasonable that we should talk … Continue reading

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How to Empower Employees in a Hands On Way

A great way to use business consulting services to grow your business is to engage the consultant to train and empower your employees. This will leave the intellectual property within your employees once the business consultant is long gone. Also, … Continue reading

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Profit & Loss: Where did the money go?

This is the age old accounting question asked by business owners when reviewing their small business financials. I Goggled this question, and it’s everywhere. We are all trying to answer it. But, from my experience, we aren’t getting to the … Continue reading

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Optimizing Your Sales System

Last week I was interviewed by the Portland Home Builders Association newspaper to discuss the best sales and marketing strategies for 2012, along with goal setting for business growth. This information is valuable to everyone, so I thought it would … Continue reading

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