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Boundary setting in business is a challenge, which is doubled when running a family business. When boundaries are not set, work can bleed into your everyday life, processes get sloppy, and burnout is inevitable. In a recent interview with Leslie Harpole, Co-owner of Champion Plumbing, Adi and Leslie discuss the…

One of the most significant challenges many business owners encounter is onboarding and training new employees. If they are replacing a role, then the person who has vacated the position has often left with quite a bit of institutional knowledge. If they are hiring for a new role, then everyone…

The Business Success Consulting Group team shares lessons learned in every newsletter each year. That's fifty-two additional business tips and hard-won lessons shared every year. While this information is exclusive to newsletter subscribers, we don't want anyone to miss out on all of the wise words shared throughout the year.…

The new year is a wonderful time to refresh your business goals and redouble your efforts to achieve them. However, if you throw yourself too hard into work and miss out on vital sleep, rejuvenating family time, and any motivational personal achievements, you may burn out before the year is…

Many successful entrepreneurs have rocky beginnings with false starts, failures, and enormous roadblocks. The majority have had to pivot, update the business model, and seriously reconsider the entire vision.  However, entrepreneurs must break old bad habits and form new good habits to see business success. Adi Klevit of Business Success…

Whether you plan to exit your business tomorrow or in twenty years, implementing business systems is vital to any exit planning. Adi Klevit discusses this in a recent interview with Todd Taskey, the M&A Advisor at Potomac Business Capital. During their discussion, Todd shares examples of previous mergers and acquisitions…

Many companies have a blind spot when it comes to systematizing temp jobs. Most people think of temp jobs as the seasonal work required to keep the holidays happy for all. These temp jobs may include supporting busy departments such as shipping, delivery, or manufacturing. They may also include additional…

Systematically saying "no" as a business owner is both vital and counterintuitive. Many entrepreneurs start out by saying "yes" to their customers. They say "yes" to new features, discounts, one-off products, and more work. Saying "yes" is a great way to get customers in the door when you are just…

Business owners often use metrics to get a broad sense of how their company is doing. One of the most commonly monitored metrics is "profit." However, just measuring profit will do little to give you a holistic view of your business.  Business owners can utilize metrics for much more than…

How many times do your salespeople follow up with customers? Five or six times? Less?  A recent report tells us that high-growth organizations use 16 touchpoints per prospect in 2-4 weeks.  That is a lot of touchpoints, and most salespeople give up after the fourth call attempt. Recently, Adi Klevit…