The Pumpkin Plan is a book written by American author and entrepreneur Mike Michalowicz. In the book, Michalowicz shares some of the strategies that entrepreneurs can use to grow a colossal business in any field. Pretty much in the same way pumpkin farmers grow massive, colossal pumpkins in theirs....
Why is it that no matter how well we do in business, for some reason, we don’t seem to make as much as we think we ought to? You might have noticed this in the course of running your business: sure, sales are great, but you also have a...
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Many hiring managers are over-focused on hard skills and treat personality as just an afterthought. What they don’t realize is that skills, for the most part, can be honed with proper training and “exposure,” whereas character is deeply ingrained in a person, and thus it tends to be constant...
The movie “Hunger Games” gives a great analogy to today’s fierce market competition. Who will be the one to survive? Competition is rampant and the business (Hunger Games competitor) with the greatest amount of skills, resources and ingenuity will be the only one to survive. According to the...
Debt! It’s like cinder blocks chained to your ankles as you attempt to maneuver about your day. Debt weighs you down. It prevents you from moving forward at the pace you desire. We want debt eliminated from your business as much as you! The principal portion of your debt...
Your First Draw PPP Loan is almost gone? You may now apply for a Second Draw! Upon consulting with the U.S. Treasury Department. the Small Business Administration (SBA) started accepting new applications for the Second Draw PPP Loans on January 13, 2021. The SBA has allocated a total of...
Listen about how Profit First and the Pumpkin Plan’s strategies can help you elevate your business and take it to the next level. When I was in college, I decided to do a deep dive to see what the common denominator was for successful business owners – throughout history...
If you like excelling financially, I hope you have heard of Profit First. Small business owners like you are transforming their companies into consistent, profit-generating operations. This concept, founded by small business finance expert Mike Michalowicz, is slowly growing in followers. Once you become familiar with its fundamentals, it’s...
Want to know your Target Allocation Percentages? Try our Profit First calculator here! It’s always challenging to run your own business, and the current coronavirus outbreak doesn’t make it any easier. With several issues concerning supply and demand, many businesses are having problems with their cash flow. Some businesses...