Welcome

People often speak about the capitalist society that we live in here in the United States. But in reality, capitalism is now the dominating system worldwide. There are opportunities around every corner for people to exchange goods and services for the almighty dollar. With all this money flying around, there's no question as to why so many entrepreneurs want to join in the game. But once you have set off on the adventure of owning your own company, you may find that everything is not as easy as it once seemed.

There is one key ingredient that is required for every form of business...MONEY. My specialty!

The challenge is that big businesses have the budgets to have CFOs, Accounting Departments, Sales Departments, Marketing Departments, etc. and your company may have just you, (and your family or maybe a couple of friends). Regardless, you rarely see a small business with the budget to hire people who are designated and specialized in one particular field. That's where I come in.

By trade, I am an Accountant. But that title doesn't really describe the things I typically do in my work. I have performed every kind of office work for a variety of small businesses - from accounting to customer service to purchasing to marketing and so on. I have been an accountant worker bee at a few large corporations. I have started a couple of businesses from scratch, one which went out of business and one which I sold for a profit. I have bought into an existing business and then in turn sold that business. I have also been the in the C-level Financial positions for a couple of well-established small businesses. I have provided financial consulting services to small businesses for many years. In short, I have been working in a variety of Accounting and Business Management positions since 1997.

But aside from my resume, I can tell you, I am a huge nerd! I spend most of my free time reading and learning about business and financial matters and give me a spreadsheet with a bunch of numbers to analyze and I am in heaven.

In all of my experience, I have noticed that there are quite a few things that small businesses have in common. So I decided to start this blog to address some of those things and maybe offer some advice to those who might be trying to improve their situation.

So welcome and may the odds be ever in your favor...