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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Give the hard feedback while the problem is still small

Most managers don't have a delivery problem. They have a timing problem, and by the time they finally speak up the conversation is twice as expensive.

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Goldman Sachs10 Jun

Best Advice to Small Business Owners

Young Entrepreneurs Forum16 Jun

21 Business Lessons Every Small Business Owner Needs (Learn These Before It's Too Late)

Walker Deibel4 May

How to Value a Small Business

Philip VanDusen23 Aug

10 Reasons Why Your Small Business Will Fail - and How To Avoid These Tragic Mistakes

LYFE Accounting12 Oct

Accounting Basics for Small Business Owners [By a CPA]

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Delegating When You're Convinced Nobody Else Can Do It

Track two weeks, price your hour, hand off the boring thing first, and budget for the mistakes that come with it.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

The culture you tolerate is the culture you have

Values on the wall don't build a company. What you reward, repeat and refuse to put up with does. Here's how to set it on purpose.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The insurance policies a small company actually needs

Four policies carry almost all the risk, two more catch what they miss, and one clause in the property form can gut a claim you thought was covered.

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How to run a one-to-one that isn't just a status update

Thirty minutes, same slot every week, their agenda first. Most managers get the order backwards and then wonder why nobody tells them anything.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Your vendor didn't change their bank details. Somebody else did.

The two attacks that actually hit small businesses arrive through the same door, and the defenses are boring, cheap and mostly free.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

A complaint call is the best sales call you'll get all week

The customer who tells you what went wrong is handing you a second chance most businesses never get. Most operators waste it in the first ninety seconds.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How to fight a chargeback, and when to let it go

Most merchants contest the disputes they can't win and give up on the ones they can. Fix that with a deadline calendar and one piece of arithmetic.

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Does your wardrobe actually fit you?

Five questions, honestly answered, and a plan for the next fortnight.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

How long a MATCH listing follows you, and how to get off it

Your merchant account got shut down and now nobody will board you. That's a five-year clock, it's tied to your name, and here's how it actually works.

GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

Keep a second processor warm before you need one

The day your merchant account goes under review is the wrong day to start underwriting a new one. Here's what warming a backup actually involves.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

Your processor just shut you off. Work the first six hours.

A hold notice at 6:40 a.m. is survivable. What kills companies is the four days people spend arguing with a support queue instead of moving.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20265 min

What your merchant agreement says about leaving

The exit fee, the notice window and the equipment lease that won't cancel. Find all three now, not the week you finally want out.

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GuideRay Okonkwo23 Sept 20266 min

The four-digit number that decides how your business gets paid

Your merchant category code sets your interchange, your customers' rewards, and whether a corporate card will even approve you. Most operators never check it.