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Last Update: Thursday August 28, 2008

The Free Market System Really Does Work.

"...have everyone track their numbers."

Portland (OR), Pasadena (CA) and Vernon (TX):  Keeping track of business... it is the job of everyone in a business and the best way for everyone to do it is to read, grasp and act on those monthly financial statements. If you share that information and give everyone bottom line accountability through the key ratios, your business will rally. You'll see the impact day by day (even hour by hour).

In this episode you meet three small business owners. Two have gotten control of their financials and one is working to do better.

Unfortunately, most owners do not work closely with their financial data and when they do, it is often too late. With all the features built into today's accounting software programs (be sure you have your latest upgrades), any owner should have the numbers they need to effectively run their business in one place at the push of a button.

Go to all the Key Ideas and Video for this episode...

1. Here, you and your people will be inspired to grow your business.

Act on the ideas and insights of the business owners profiled on these episodes of the show and your business will grow... especially if you and your people study a clip every day, discuss it, and implement some aspect of it. It happens everyday right here. Be part of a special group of people who are changing the world for the better. That is a gift well worth the little price of admission.

2. You will be coached to tell your story.

Each video clip is an answer to a basic business question. When you click on Interactive Question (IQ) and answer these questions, you will begin to tell your story. The videos, transcripts and case study guides spark thinking, making it easier to answer the questions. More...

3. Your story can become your transcript for video clips about your business.

With a single click, your story can become your transcript. Then, opt-in and publish it here. Opt-in further and you will be coached to create a video clip. Once you get one done, you can opt-in to have your video clip considered for segment in a new episode of the show. Your best video clips could run right here! The best might even run on your national trade association's website and on 1000s of business websites all around the world. This priceless gift is available free to all members. You will be creating the kind of transparency that helps grow good businesses!
More about your profile within this school... More about the basics of the show...



There are many, many, good businesses exercising best practices.

What might happen if every week -- then every day -- there were television shows that took us inside those good businesses to meet the people and to understand what drives them?

What would happen if we were to share their insights with each other and our children? What if these people were our role models? Could their insights and inspiration help each of us just get a little better each day? And, in the process might more of our businesses generate more revenues, more jobs, and a better quality of life for all of us?



The first principles of this school

The opening words set the tone, yet there is a philosophical underpinning that is based on a simple logic and the first principles of science and knowing.