by Joe Driscoll | Nov 22, 2009 | Sales
Salesmanship is the key skill in every business. Whether you are an attorney or an accountant, run a restaurant or a retail shop, in manufacturing or in medicine, the ability to sell is what separates average from excellent. If selling is the key skill, you need to be...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 22, 2009 | Finance
“Decision making” is the work of the manager. “Bean counting” is thought to be the work of the accountant. To many non-financial managers accounting remains an unsolved mystery,a burdensome boring necessity of business. Accounting, however, has...
by Joe Driscoll | Nov 22, 2009 | Finance
Budgeting and forecasting have never ranked high on the list of favorite tasks for the small business owner or the major company executive. However, if planning and controlling are two of the basic tasks of management, budgeting and forecasting must be done. The...