Getting By With A Little Help
From Your Friends
By Lee Beall,
CPA, CEO
(Dublin office)
STAY PRESENT IN YOUR BUSINESS WITH THE HELP OF ADVISORS
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t’s lonely at the top. And in the middle.
And at the bottom. Wherever you are,
one thing’s for sure – when you own
a small business, it’s easy to feel like
you’re on an island. Even if your team is
the best of the best, you’re putting your
business at risk if you try to go it alone.
Ask any great business owner how they’ve
gotten out of a jam – or avoided one altogether – and most will tell you that they
got by with a little help from their friends.
In other words, the relationships they’ve
built with peers and advisors have helped
them see red flags from a mile away and
uncover innovative solutions.
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When you’re so deeply involved with
the daily operations of your business,
you can lose sight of the big picture.
Between all the hats you wear, you
might be spread pretty thin. But there’s
good news. A little bit of perspective
from the outside can actually help you
manage your business better.
Three Steps To Finding
The Perfect Advisors
Evaluate where your company lacks
personnel or expertise. These are often areas that pose the greatest risk to
your business, as these shortcomings
leave you vulnerable to the competition.
Several common needs beyond legal,
By building an army of watchdogs and tax and accounting include human refans of your business – in the forms of source management, benefit
advisors and peers – you’ll have ac- administration, sales force
cess to a group of experts who can management, marketing
give you help or advice when you’re and strategic planning.
feeling uncertain.
You could also learn a
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