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Right in the middle of the bloody depths of civil war, President Lincoln proclaimed the last Thursday of November as a national day of Thanksgiving which should take place every year.His entire Thanksgiving proclamation (written by his Secretary of State, William...

We're turning the corner into the holidays, and it's a massive selling opportunity for your Louisville business ... if you use it.But I'm not referring merely to holiday promotions. Those are almost to be expected at this point.What I have for you today is a story...

Imagine ...You are ripped from your childhood home while young and trafficked across the ocean to a country where you don't speak the language. You are sold to practitioners of a religion that you don't understand, and there is no apparent possibility of...

You can either train your Louisville employees and risk that they leave ... or choose not to train them and risk that they stay.Think about that for a moment.Are you empowering your employees for growth? Does your leadership team (which might be just you) brainstorm...

Is the holiday season indeed "the most wonderful time of the year"? One could make a strong argument.However, for every gift we receive there are 10 or so emails asking us to give to a cause. Whether online or via snail mail, charitable organizations capitalize on the...

I put a lot of effort into going beyond being a simple tax/accounting advisor for my Louisville clients, and I'm grateful to those who send back comments, who forward these on to their associates and, of course, for the many referrals that my clients and contacts have...

November is a wonderful start for holiday season with several traditions to match: pumpkin-spiced everything, no-shave November (apologies to those spouses affected), watching football and of course ... Thanksgiving.Sorry to poke my accountant's green shades into all...

You might have heard the term "profit first accounting" buzzing around Louisville business circles as of late.The philosophy was made popular by Mike Michalowicz and his book, Profit First. His theories have blossomed into reality for many business owners.Today, I...

Do you remember that old Visa commercial? It had quite a run during sporting events about a decade ago ... everything in the restaurant/market is running smoothly -- chefs are shipping up meals, customers are moving in an orderly fashion, credit card payments are...

Family can take so many different forms these days, whether it's biological or otherwise, but for a certain segment of my Louisville clientele, there is a particular privilege that might kick in this week:The parent tax.If you have children, what better way to teach...

I get a lot of replies and personal comments about the emails that I send out, both to our business owners (like you), and to our family/individual clients.So I thought I'd offer my quick thoughts to you as to why I do this, and open our kimono a little. I'm certainly...

The World Series is here, football seasons are in full swing, school is deep in session, and the weather is shifting for sure.Fall has a way of running along faster than we realize.It's kind of like our financial picture: things can change REAL fast, and before you...