by Ruth King | Dec 31, 2025 | Business Practices, Recruiting & Hiring
Many business owners unintentionally damage their companies by avoiding the financial side of the business. Over time, small financial issues compound into serious problems. This article explains why owners must stay engaged with their company’s financial health to prevent “death by 1,000 cuts.”
by Ruth King | Dec 22, 2025 | Business Practices
Death by 1,000 Cuts: A Marketing Budget That Isn’t Based on Results
by Ruth King | Dec 15, 2025 | Business Practices
When employees lack clear performance metrics, accountability and productivity often decline. This article explains why KPIs and annual reviews are essential tools for improving employee performance and building a stronger business.
by Ruth King | Dec 1, 2025 | Business Practices, P&L
Accounts receivable may seem like a routine administrative task, but ignoring it can slowly damage your company’s cash flow. This article explains why business owners must actively manage receivables to maintain financial stability and avoid long-term financial strain.
by Ruth King | Nov 25, 2025 | Business Practices
This Thursday, November 27th we celebrate Thanksgiving in the United States. For Canadian readers, you celebrated Thanksgiving earlier this year. For those in other areas of the world, you might not formally celebrate a day to give thanks….but what if you did it?...
by Ruth King | Nov 17, 2025 | Business Practices
The next death by another little cut: Trying to Scale Chaos If you try to scale chaos, you only get more chaos. And, eventually your business will implode. When you are small, i.e. less than $750,000 in revenues, you probably can do it yourself. You know exactly what...
by Ruth King | Nov 11, 2025 | Business Practices
The next death by another little cut Not Answering Your Telephone WAIT! Before you click off this Profitable Business …make sure that your employees DO answer your phones. And, they answer them in the way you want them to be answered. Here’s what happened…and this is...
by Ruth King | Nov 4, 2025 | Business Practices
Ignoring Cash Trends “I look at the money in my operations account every day.” Yes, you should be doing this to spot irregularities in your operating account. However, looking at cash in the bank doesn’t give you the overall trends of your business as they relate to...
by Ruth King | Oct 28, 2025 | Business Practices
The Ask Ruth Webinar is this Thursday, October 20, 2025 at 11 AM Eastern Topic: The Relationship between Profitability, Working Capital, and Current Ratio Click here for details and to register Now onto Financially Fit Business Pay attention to the bottom line as your...
by Ruth King | Oct 21, 2025 | Business Practices
Death by 1,000 cuts is how the ancient Chinese tortured people. No one single cut killed them. However, it was the accumulation of 1,000 cuts that eventually killed the person. What does this have to do with your business? It’s the little things that you don’t pay...
