Continuous Financial Improvement

It was a pleasure attending the Who’s Who in the Lehigh Valley with the ACCESS team at DeSales University.

Shonda Moralis is author of Breathe, Mama, Breathe: Mindful Balance For Busy Moms.  I usually feature Business books but we need to have balance in our lives and I believe this book can help you with that.  My favorite chapter, of course, is “Wonder Woman”.

The NAG group or Newbie Advisory Group started  1/18/2017.  It is a free advisory group that meets every other month to discuss the woes of starting up a small business.  The meeting is 6:30 to 8 PM in Allentown, PA.  Facilitated by Gerry Pandaleon, CPA, CMA.  The meetings include small business topics, excel sheets, budgets, pricing etc.  During the meeting each person can get feedback on the most pressing issues facing them. The run for one year.  If you are interested, call 610-248-2316.

Merry Christmas, Stretch out your Holiday. I love when Christmas falls on a weekend. Families have more time to get together. No rush to get back to work. I hope you can take the time to relax and enjoy your family. All small business owners, shut off the computer and enjoy. My Christmas wish for you is that you can live each day in peace. Gerry

IT’S SNOWING. TIME TO DO ADMINISTRATIVE WORK. OKAY GO PLAY IN THE SNOW FIRST.

You should have at least a half a day set aside to do Administrative Work during the week if you are small business owner. If you don’t, you are going to be doing paperwork at nights and weekends when you should be spending time with your significant other, spouse or kids. Yes. This isn’t easy for several reasons. You rather be making your product or service than doing paperwork. Paperwork doesn’t generate income but it may decrease penalties and late payments. Why is paperwork usually neglected? It has to do with numbers and is associated with pain and suffering. I am still trying to promote that numbers are fun, necessary and vital to your business. Yes. Paperwork is as much fun as sleigh riding.

I believe in the  success of Fe Foundation and therefore I helped sponsor their graduation July 19, 2015.  As I mentioned earlier, the Fe Foundation is a program designed to select 35 latino students in the Lehigh Valley and give them a week of training at DeSales University to experience college life and develop a business plan.  The business plans were so professional you would of thought graduate students were presenting them.  To learn more about the Fe Foundation go to http://www.fe-foundation.org/.

Thirty years of a wonderful career. How time flies.

Continuous Financial Improvement is happy to be sponsor at BW NICE Red Shoe event May 1.  Proceeds will benefit Turning Point of the Lehigh Valley.