by Lea Strickland | Aug 1, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — Many inexperienced (and even some experienced) managers and executives get caught up in the “management” of internal issues and “working the numbers.” They forget that serving the customer is the objective. Let me...
by Lea Strickland | Jul 11, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — It doesn’t matter what your prospects are a year from now or a month from now, if you can’t pay your employees and vendors today. Cash flow determines whether you stay in business or close your doors. Understanding your cash...
by Lea Strickland | May 25, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The more technology I acquire and the more mobile I am, the more convinced I am that we need more power outlets. There never seem to be enough available outlets (or sometimes not any!) for all the people with computers or other devices in...
by Lea Strickland | May 16, 2012 | The Street (the street.com)
The media is constantly buzzing about real world retailers being unable to compete against online stores that provide the same merchandise. The stories often focus on the advantage online retailers have in avoiding charging sales taxes. But in reality the advantage...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | The Street (the street.com)
Every day we read about higher unemployment rates, lack of job creation and projections that the outlook is unlikely to change soon. The U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics recognizes that the majority of new jobs will come from small businesses. The reality is, many of...
by Lea Strickland | Jan 27, 2012 | Business Articles, The Street (the street.com)
I have an increasing concern that meeting in public places is leading to carelessness when it comes to confidential information. At this moment, I’m sitting in a restaurant waiting for a meeting. In the past five minutes the conversation in the next booth has...
