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Hello, everyone, and welcome back to the year 2020!  Time travel is fun, yes? Yes? Anyone?  Well, anyhow, it is good to actually see you, in all three of the dimensions to which we were previously accustomed. Have you gained a new perspective? Lost some money? Gained a little weight? Lost your mind?    Well, we’re... Read More

Let’s do a little bit of projecting into the future:  Pretend it is now July 1, 2020.  By this time, here in New Jersey, and elsewhere, most businesses have been re-opened, with restrictions.  People who have not been working are back to their old posts.  Your Paycheck Protection Loan is all (or mostly) paid off. ... Read More

In Part 1 earlier this month, we discussed culture in the workplace.   We received a solid response to it, which tells me it’s a top-of-mind issue for many business owners.       Bad culture can kill a great business.   One of our best clients is a CEO who had an “old friend” in a key,... Read More

If you are old enough (obviously I am) to remember the 1992 campaign for President, you may recall the internal slogan that Bill Clinton’s campaign team rode to victory:    “It’s the economy, stupid.”    Coming out of a recession in the early 1990’s, and worried that their campaign was floundering, the team realized they needed to... Read More

“It’s been a long December and there’s reason to believe, maybe this year will be better than the last…” – Counting Crows, Long December Despite an epic failure rate, New Year’s Resolutions persist in the human psyche.  If you are a business owner, the pressure is two-fold: you have your personal improvement goals, and on... Read More

Consulting Log of CLM Advisors January – December, 1843 Client Name:   XXXXX (redacted) known only as “E.S.” JANUARY: E.S. came in for his meeting unusually optimistic about the coming year.   He is pleased with some recent sharp reductions in his overhead costs:         Cut his utility bills in half by... Read More

Has a Millennial invasion begun at your workplace?   Are you fretting that they will all demand five-hour workdays and time off for yoga therapy with their pets?   Do you live in fear of not being sufficiently “woke”? Well, let’s put aside the exaggerations adopt a more philosophical approach:   every generation brings change,... Read More

In part 1 of our blog we asked our VP of Operations 5 questions regarding his job.  In part 2, we asked our VP of operations to elaborate on question #2: As a Senior Consultant, what is a challenge that you see is common among your clients? I’ll use an analogy.  We talk of business... Read More

For this week’s newsletter, we interviewed Nick DellaRova, VP of Operations and Senior Consultant at CLM Advisors.  In our interview we spoke to Nick about the challenges he faces everyday in his role as a consultant, the challenges he faces with accounting and tax, and the challenges he faces in the office.  Click the link... Read More

In Part 1 of our September series, we walked through some simple ways to set up and use your Chart of Accounts.   Why focus on such a mundane aspect of your business? Because, like anything else, if you don’t understand it, you won’t give it proper attention.   Your financial statements are only useful... Read More