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I recently had to look over several contracts, each which was for the same purpose, but all three were quite different. One was 2 pages, another 9, and the third 18. All three, however, contained the same basic elements – who the contract was between, what the purpose of the contract was, and several clauses [...]
There’s a saying that I’m fond of quoting: If you have time to do it twice, you had time to do it right the first time. That is, any time spent correcting the work done the first time around could have been spent during the first iteration to do it correctly in the first place. [...]
Every company has a mindset, and it often reflects the personality of the person leading the company. If the leader of the company is laid back and likes to operate his business that way, then the impression that filters down will be one of a laid-back attitude. If he’s a stickler for the rules, then [...]
When I look around at a corporate office, I tend to see what has been described by one employee as puke gray cubicles, or, in more polite terms, neutral gray walls. The layouts vary, but that gray seems to be universal. While there’s nothing offensive about the color, it is not an inspiring color. If [...]
I recently had occasion to work with a company that has international offices, and discovered that what I might have considered to be common sense was not being followed universally. As such, I decided to outline the particular issue that we encountered, and how it can easily be avoided. In our case, the issue had [...]
I’ve been told, and like to believe, that my writing is of fairly high quality in general, even when unedited (as an example, most of the articles on this blog are completely unedited). I try, to the best of my abilities, to maintain a high standard of professionalism in my writing at all times, since [...]
When working with small companies, and in particular, when it is an individual doing the work, there is often a significant amount of work that is done informally. An email is sent, responded to, some phone calls exchanged, and the work begins. The terms may or may not be clear to everyone involved, the expectations [...]
I entered a Facebook competition this week, something I hadn’t done before, but had certainly witnessed. The premise of the contest was simple – each person puts up an idea, and everyone votes on which idea they think is best. You encourage your friends to vote as well, and at the end of a specified [...]
Elie Kochman is the author of Advice for Small Business Owners and the founder of Optimal Upgrade Consulting. Using his experience working in the corporate world along with his exposure to the world of small businesses, he writes these articles to assist others avoiding common pitfalls of growing a business. His experience in the corporate world, building his own business, and working directly with other growing businesses has given him some perspective on the trials and pains of running a business.
