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HELP… Success is Killing my Business!

By Topher : February 25, 2010

Have you ever pulled your brain together long enough to formulate this thought? It came for me after I landed a couple of large clients that suddenly made up over 75% of my revenue… potentially.

As a fledgling start-up, getting a couple big fish so early in the game was almost intoxicating. Using their names in circles of related businesses opened quite a few doors. Things were really looking promising. As we began to bring on these customers, it was apparent that we were going to bring on additional staff and take down some extra office space.

This is where things began to get shaky…

BEWARE: Don’t Mess w/ the ProAdvisors

By Topher : November 13, 2009

A funny thing happened… One of my employees has spent a ton of time going thru the certification process to become a Certified Pro Advisor on Quickbooks. Just this week, she completed the process, and as any good boss should be… I am totally excited about this major accomplishment, and posted a congratulatory post on our Corporate blog as quickly as I could type. I

Ten Thousand Homes – Making a Difference in Africa

By Topher : August 13, 2009

Taking a few minutes today to draw some attention to a group of people who are making a tangible difference in the lives of AIDS orphans in South Africa. It’s well known that Africa is hit hard by the AIDS epidemic… and the ones hardest hit are the children left behind. Ten Thousand Homes is [...]