Building a healthy and fit business requires attention to the spirit, mind, and body of your organization. By defining your purpose, establishing core values, implementing robust decision-making processes, and investing in your physical resources, you can create a solid foundation for long-term success. Equinox's Business Health Assessment (BHA) offers a valuable opportunity to evaluate your organization's legal infrastructure and gain insights into areas that may need improvement. We value your participation and feedback as we collectively strive to build purpose-driven organizations that thrive in today's ever-evolving business landscape. Here's to your continued success and a prosperous future ahead.
It’s hard to have a successful business without a healthy Sales and Marketing operation. As a business grows so does the complexity of protecting product production, sales, and marketing from liabilities and vulnerabilities. Yet many business leaders go blindly at it alone “not knowing what they don’t know” leads to mistakes. “Learn from the mistakes... View Article
Blog written by David Lightfoot, B2B CFO Virtually every business plan is based on growth. I’ve never seen one that projects a static level of sales or a decrease. And often, too often, growth is seen as the savior; the thing that will deliver the company to financial bliss. As Ron Kranz says, “Be careful... View Article
Blog written by Ron Kranz, Beyond The Benchmark The business owners I work with tell me they want to grow their businesses. Grow what? Revenue of course! Be careful what you wish for. When the top line grows, the cost of goods and operating expenses typically grow too – sometimes at a faster rate. When... View Article
Blog written by Managing Attorney, Michelle Bomberger At Equinox, we are seeing clients with much more optimism about business growth. They are taking action to proactively find and jump onto growth opportunities. A common way to doing so is hiring a sales representative. Anyone doing this for the first time thinks, “How hard can it... View Article
When a company plans to expand its services into another state, a number of key legal considerations must be reviewed. Below is a summary of some of the critical steps that must be undertaken by the company as it expands. Business Structure. All entities doing business in the state must register with the state. Corporate... View Article
Our Equinox Focus Event last week “Tax Update: What You Need to Know for 2012 (and 2011, too)!” was quite a success with raves from our participants. I wanted to share some of my key takeaways from the program. – Pre-Opening Costs. For folks starting or launching a business, certain pre-opening costs are tax deductible. In... View Article
Today’s guest blog comes from Dave Shapiro, a group leader at Excell CEO. Dave mentors CEOs and business owners throughout the Puget Sound and West Coast to help them gain clarity about what is holding their company back and what will propel it to even greater heights. —————————————— One of the toughest issues to face is uncertainty…... View Article
Our guest blog post is from Bert Holeton, President of The Mastermind Group (www.the-mastermind-group.com). ————————– When it comes to choosing the right individual to join your organization, or the right individual to promote into a key position, or the right combination of individuals to form a team – it’s all about performance and fit. To... View Article
