It may seem overly simplistic to say that a few succession planning steps can secure your business’ future, but really, they can — especially if you think about your business’ future as its success beyond your presence in the company. Needless to say, your departure from the company is inevitable – whether voluntary (as in... View Article
If you ask business owners to describe their biggest challenges, one of the top three is almost always related to managing and leading employees. It’s usually not specifically described as “legal compliance,” but the challenges of ensuring employee happiness and productivity. To achieve these goals, we look to build compensation, wellness, flexibility, and autonomy policies... View Article
Blog written by Asbury Lockett, a business advisor with the Small Business Development Center at Highline College. Lean Thinking starts with the premise that everything that any of us want to accomplish (both at work and outside of work) is a process. Everything that gets done is a series of steps. Some steps take us... View Article
Blog written by Michelle Bomberger, Equinox Business Law Group Most people think Equinox is a law firm – but we treat it as a business first and a law firm second. The distinction I see is our desire to operate the company in a way that makes sense for all our stakeholders – specifically our... View Article
Blog written by Michelle Bomberger, Equinox Business Law Group I’ve found so many quotes that tout the value of change in business: “By changing nothing, nothing changes” (Tony Robbins), “When in doubt, choose change” (Lily Leung), and “The best thing you can do is the right thing; the next best thing you can do is... View Article
Blog written by Michelle Bomberger, Equinox Business Law Group At Equinox, we work with many businesses that are owned by women, minorities, and veterans; and over the years, I’ve been surprised at the different responses to the idea of applying for certification. Many who qualify desire this designation creates opportunities to grow their businesses that... View Article
Blog written by Michelle Bomberger, Equinox Business Law Group Tis the season for giving and togetherness. For most of us, these words conjure up images of family — scurrying around to find the right gifts and preparing for beautiful family celebrations of the holidays. But what about those other people in your lives – the... View Article
While in business school, I didn’t put much thought into the many classes offered on the topic of organizational design and effectiveness. It seems obvious that these are important but it was hard to fathom that they were more important than effective operations, marketing and sales. Yet as I’ve continued my education from business school... View Article
My coach asked me today: “You’ve got some sales goals, but how do you hit them? Is it activity tracking, focused account planning, leveraging your marketing? ” My response was “Well, yeah, sort of…” because we do have certain planned sales activities and we track the source of each lead; but I know we should be... View Article