I don’t do my own accounting for my business – I hire a professional firm to do that for me. I have a lawyer who deals with any contracts or legal issues that I encounter. For marketing, I go to a company that specializes in that. For business advice and software consulting, I hire myself. [...]
I’ve been touching on this subject on occasion, perhaps because this is the premise behind my business, but also because I’ve seen several business cripple their own ability to grow due to a lack of foresight in this area. Several people have debated this concept with me, and I’ll let you judge for yourself. The [...]
In my daily routine, I come across both freelancers and consultants working for large corporations on a fairly regular basis, in some cases, within a single company. However, when looking at how small businesses outsource work, you generally don’t see a mix of the two. First, many small business owners are highly concerned with the [...]
One of the main focuses of my company, Optimal Upgrade Consulting, is to look at the core problem our clients are trying to solve. This may or may not be the same problem as the one the client thinks they have, simply because they are often unaware of available solutions to the real problem they [...]
I was having lunch the other day with an old friend discussing the consulting that I do. He asked me how I come up with prices to quote potential clients, specifically when the work is being done on a project basis, not hourly. After explaining my system to him, I realized that other people likely [...]
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.
