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  I haven’t blogged in a couple of months and for good reason. I’ve been working on a business book that, as my mentor and business coach describes, is my “life’s work.” The manuscript is [...]

  For years I wondered why March 15 was chosen as the deadline to file business taxes, provided it falls on a weekday.  Here’s a fun fact:  in the days of ancient Rome, March 15, known [...]

  More money, more problems. To be more precise…more growth, more problems. Chronic inconsistencies in customer support and product or service delivery are never a good thing.  Left uncheck, [...]

  “I feel so bad Alicia. Now that my contract ended, I have all of this free time on my hands and I don’t know what to do with it.” That’s what a dear friend recently shared with me as we [...]

  One of the scariest things in business is to realize you have more money going out than coming in.  One major way money can creep out of your business is through credit card chargebacks. [...]

  It’s rare that high quality opportunities to grow your business come along for FREE! That’s exactly what will happen starting tomorrow, September 26, 2017. I, Alicia Butler [...]

  I am the first to admit – I used to dread the first quarter of the year. You know, tax season. “Why,” I used to ask myself, “are we ushered into the New Year with [...]

  Have you ever accidentally deleted (or clicked on something in) an email that you immediately regretted? I certainly have! As business owners and managers we’re all busy.  In our best [...]

  Take a closer look at this picture. Poor guy. He worked so hard to impress his date by taking her to his favorite restaurant. He even suggested she order his favorite meal. But when their [...]