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As a business owner, you know what it’s like to lie awake at 2 a.m. Maybe it has happened when you are excited and full of new ideas for your business. More often, it’s because you are worried about issues you will face the next day. Sometimes, it’s because you just woke up with the solution to a problem. I’ve experienced all those emotions about my businesses over the years. Awake at 2 o’clock? is where I share them with you, and hopefully help with answers that will let you sleep.
John F. Dini, CExP, CEPA
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Small business owners are the Hunters of the 21st century. We are 3% of the US population, and yet we create over half of all American jobs. As Hunters, we may not be inclined to manage by the numbers or stick to systems. Are you a Hunter or a Farmer?
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How prepared are you to exit your company?
The Assessment breaks down the four major categories of exit readiness; Finance, Planning, Operations and Revenue/Profit.
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An Employee Retention Culture
Do you have an employee retention culture? Finding and keeping employees is exceptionally tough at present. Some are working remotely and being poached by employers in another state, others are listening to the pundits saying that employment is a seller’s … Continue reading
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Supply Chains and Labor Shortages
Supply chains and labor shortages are the chief topics among the 40 or so business owners I currently work with. Their anecdotes are widespread and widely varied. I wanted to know why, so I did some research on behalf of … Continue reading
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EBITDAC III: Where are we now?
EBITDAC is a facetious term for Earnings Before Interest Taxes Depreciation Amortization and COVID. I first discussed it in this column back in April of 2020, with an update on the impact of PPP loans in May of that year. … Continue reading
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Return to Work Owner’s Guide
Return to work policies are a new COVID-related minefield for business owners to negotiate. As more states make COVID control measures less restrictive or optional, the “requirements” of a safe workplace, and what we can demand of employees, are becoming … Continue reading
There are other factors in the labor issue: including people rethinking their life choices. But you are right “the government paying….” is not the answer to the question why can’t we find workers.
I know about supply chain disruptions. Ordered two garage doors in April for a barndominium that I was building in Washington State this year and they arrived in October. Crazy.
Of course I kept myself from being bored with other activities like backpacking, fishing, hunting 4-wheeling and gold dredging… the waiting was tough but I survived.