Squandered Opportunities
The HMS Titanic, contrary to popular opinion, did not sink because it rammed into an iceberg. The iceberg was minding its own business doing what icebergs normally do. No, the Titanic sunk because of the squandered opportunities to review its course, its speed, and mostly, the overwhelming sentiment that it was unsinkable.
This Hartfield & Company Knowledge Center section can help you prevent your business from sinking into the abyss by learning from others’ mistakes.
Start Here
The accountant that you saw on your Zoom call last week answering your questions wasn’t always this confident or knowledgeable. In fact, she has had to ask a lot of questions to get to where she was on your call. And, the very first question she asked was: “Where do I start?”.
The answer is always the same, whether it is troubleshooting a problem or working with a new client, “Well, the best place to start is at the beginning!”.
The beginning for you is to Start Here. Before we delve into the myriad topics, experiences I have encountered, and just a bunch of general information, I think you should know a little bit about what you as a business person can take away from this Knowledge Center section. While you can read everything I have written or will write, without some introspection and perspective, you might not get the most out of this.
Let me give you a few – or is it a couple? – of examples.
Your business experience level
We’ll cover the full range from novice entrepreneur all the way to extremely experienced with a number of successes behind you. experienced.
Your management style
Whether you are a starting with you are such a Type A personality that no one in your organization can do anything right or as fast as you. And, then, the opposite personality type, the great delegator – why waste time with details?.
Your money management experience
Whether you consider yourself to be the creative type, the lead salesperson, the driver of everything that is your business. There’s no time to deal with the money, you can hire someone for that. Or the other end of the spectrum, you are much more comfortable with a spreadsheet, and sending out emails to the staff about spending and how much vacation time they have already taken year-to-date. Oh, yes, I have a lot of stories to share about these topics.
For each article or story that I publish in Squandered Opportunities, I will note who can benefit the most from this information.
Cash Flow
As the title implies, this is where we will discuss the mysteries of cash flow. And, believe it or not, there is a lot to learn about this subject.