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Category: Journal
Plain notes for owners on time, margin and room to grow.
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What you should own when someone builds for you
Whoever builds your website or systems, a few things should always stay in your name. Here are the five, and the questions…
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What makes a build bigger or smaller
Two businesses can ask for the same system and need very different builds. The reasons are knowable before anyone quotes. Here are…
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Build it, buy it, or change how you work
Before paying for custom software, check the two cheaper roads first. Here is how to tell which one your problem actually needs.
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Five questions to ask before you hire anyone to fix operations
Before you sign with a consultant, a software vendor or a firm like ours, ask these five. Good answers are specific, written…
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Built to sell, even if you never do
A business that runs without its owner is worth more to a buyer and easier to live with in the meantime. What…
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What one job really costs you
Most prices are set from the market and a hope that the margin is there. Here is a plain way to cost…
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The hours nobody counts
Retyping, reconciling and chasing paper never show up as a line on the P&L. Here is how to find those hours in…
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The best advice comes from the next table
Connect & Compound is a small, invitation-based room where owners and operators trade real playbooks and candid numbers every 60 days. Why…