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Do You Love It?

We live in an amazing time in the history of the world for all kinds of reasons. One of them is that at least in the United States, you can ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Danger or Opportunity?

I'm currently reading William Manchester's three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. During the 1930s, Churchill ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Eliminate Things to Create Growth

Every good gardener knows you have to prune to grow a beautiful rose bush or a fabulous tomato plant. The same thing ...

By OAA Admin

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Eliminating Difficult Customers to Create Growth

I remember 1997 I got the opportunity to hear a man named Roger Sitkins speak for the first time, and he changed my ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Scarce = Value

"That which becomes scarce becomes more valuable." - Dan Sullivan Dan is ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Pay Your Business First

That was something I learned from my business partner, Ken Anderson. I don't know where he picked up the idea, but ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Why EBITDA Matters: A Smarter Way to Measure Business Success

I have talked to business owners a lot about this term EBITDA, and they look at me with a puzzled look. They've either not heard it before, or ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Cash Flow, Not Profits

I think people get confused about what’s important in running a business. You know, we talk all the time about the bottom line, the bottom line is ...

By Tony Caldwell

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STRATEGIES FOR GROWTH IN 2020

We’re entering the final stretch of 2019, and I hope you’ve had an incredible year. Regardless of how 2019 has turned out, 2020 and the results ...

By Tony Caldwell

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THE ROAD LESS STUPID

I find that most entrepreneurs are doers, not thinkers. I know in my business career that I am often busy just trying to keep up. Finding time to ...

By Tony Caldwell

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