Burning Homefires

Burning Homefires

"Why?" "Why" is what gets me from "Have to" to "Want to".  It is what helps me gather an emotional connection for the item, project, reminder, task. "Why" reminds me who's going to be affected. "Why" reminds me how it relates to what I'm doing, both professionally and...

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Illuminating Disruption

Illuminating Disruption

OK, by now you will have observed that every single start-up, small business, and entrepreneur is claiming to be disruptive, but that claim always falls apart as soon as it's dissected in any reasonable way. Firstly, let me explain that as a small business person and...

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The Size of the Dog

The Size of the Dog

Recently, I found myself extolling the virtues of being a small business owner and operator.  Eventually the all-important question was asked: "I don't see how you can compete with established, big companies in your market, though.  If I'm a potential client, what's...

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Mobility Means Profit

Mobility Means Profit

Higher customer expectations from increased competition demand that your service business change its offering to remain relevant.  How?  Well you can either shrink your service based costs (usually staff...never a great move and will take you years to recover from) or...

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The Cost of an Hour

The Cost of an Hour

What does an hour of time cost your business? Well, if you have mobile employees it could be plenty! For each hour a mobile employee is at work the business needs to recover their hourly wage, all the costs associated with employing them, the cost of any tools or...

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Right vs Wrong

Right vs Wrong

What does moral compass mean to you?  On a scale from 1 to 10, where 10 is the highest, how important is it for you to feel consistent moral guidance? At work? At home? What compels a company to lie to its customers?  Is the short-term gain so compelling that trust...

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Paper Workflow is Sending Your Company Broke

Paper Workflow is Sending Your Company Broke

Drop those cost savings back to your bottom line each month. You just saved a crap load of cash, became instantly more price competitive, and now love the planet by beginning the journey to an eco-friendly, sustainable work place. Here at GammaWorks we sometimes help people hug their first tree, too.

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Your Accountant is Wrong

Your Accountant is Wrong

I suspect you already knew that, so I won't presume that the header here is some earth-shattering news. Your accountant is giving you outdated business advice.  You might already suspect that, too. Your accountant has been telling you, probably in a somewhat snobbish...

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