• The Reward of the First Step

    The Reward of the First Step

    I have just returned from my favorite place, with some of my favorite people. The place that I always am for a week in the middle of June every year: CHAMP Camp.  CHAMP Camp is a camp for children with tracheostomies or children who need assistance to breathe, such as ventilators or C-Pap/Bi-Pap at night. …


  • How To Stop Running Out of Money Before Next Payday

    How To Stop Running Out of Money Before Next Payday

    We’ve all been in that boat at one point or another in our lives. Where the surprise bills pile up one after another. Where you look at your bank account and that small balance remaining and wonder how you will ever make it. Let’s say you get hit with an auto repair bill for $5,000.…


  • Introducing Our “Manage Your Way to Success” Series

    Introducing Our “Manage Your Way to Success” Series

    Empowering you with the tools to make your business successful What Does a Successful Business Look Like to You? Over the years we have heard many reasons for why people open small businesses. Some start a business because they worked for someone else in the industry and realized they could deliver the same services with…


  • How Are You Reaching Your Destination?

    How Are You Reaching Your Destination?

    When you’re driving to a new destination, what is the first thing you do before putting the car in drive? Plug your destination into the GPS. Watch with (sometimes) bated breath as the route turns a different color and the arrow points you in the right direction. Or so you hope. It will tell you…


  • A Long-Time Businessman’s Approach to Good Hiring and Management Practices

    A Long-Time Businessman’s Approach to Good Hiring and Management Practices

    Over six years ago, I interviewed Brianna (Bree) Stoll.  I knew her family and her family situation as I was mentoring her.  I helped her develop her job interview skills, and she got her first job.  It was not with my firm.  Within a few months we had an opening at Shank & Company, CPA,…