40% of U.S. Small Businesses Will Close In Next 10 Years

Robert B. Eaton, Author, Check Your Drawers, books for managers, books or bosses, book for business coaches, book on management,

The tsunami of business ownership transitions has been addressed in a previous posts but there is a two edged sword here for any Business 2 Business service operation. The two edged sword is that for some businesses the consolidation and acquisition of these businesses via the retirement of a baby boomer will increase your book of business. That should be … Read More

Controlling Costs of Workers Comp and Unemployment Taxes

Controlling costs, two that most don’t  and never knew how! Let’s talk about controling costs !!!!!! I have been calling on business owners for the last 16 years and have only had about 5 % who actually know what SUTA stands for and what their current tax rate is for it. SUTA is the acronym for State Unemployment Tax Act … Read More

Sales Reps, Who Needs Them?

Robert B. Eaton, Author, Check Your Drawers, books for managers, books or bosses, book for business coaches, book on management,

Sales Reps; how to make time for them, and why!   I challenge you to walk around your company location and make a list of any purchases that were not made through some form of sales, either direct mail, catalogues or sales  representatives.  Sales Rep Calling on Prospect I have been in management for years and also spent a considerable … Read More