Cost of a Bad Hire
Bad hires cost you time and money. But what about reputation, and clients. Bad hires are expensive.
Using Cost Analysis for Valued-added Price Setting
There is always a struggle determining the price you should charge for your services. And there are endless ways to set your price structure. However, the first step in any pricing structure has to be a cost analysis. Knowing what it cost you to provide a service is high priority for every business. How much does it cost…
Using Profit Centers to Manage Your Barn
Do you which areas of your business are most profitable? Which services you should be promoting? or which services are costing you the most?
It needs to be written
Written budgets will help you manage you business. Without a written budget you will miss things.
The barn environment and our struggle to preserve it.
Today I had a very new experience for me. And I just have to share. I tried to fire a boarder today. And she would not leave. Today is the first day of the month and as required by my boarding I emailed her last night to give her a 30-day notice to move her horse. I…
Budgets
If you are like most people you will do anything to avoid the budgeting process. But budgets are essential to managing your business. They will show you how things have changed from one month to the next. They help you stay focused on your goals. They will let you know what areas of your business should be expanded…
The Bus Test
Can your business pass “The Bus Test”? Many equine facilities and small businesses can not. Does your business pass the bus test. Can any equine facility?
Importance of a saddle
For the longest time I rode in a Wintec Isabella. And most of my students rode in Wintecs. But when I purchased Ahab, my Wintec saddle did not fit him. Ahab is shaped like a pot-bellied pig, but that is another story. This post is about saddles. So I started looking for a new saddle. My trainer and I tried…
Active Learner
No matter what you want to do or how well you ride being an active learners makes all the difference in the world.
One moment in time
Sometimes, judges tell us things we don’t want to hear. Sometimes they tell us things we need to hear. It can be like having a courageous conversation..