Jacob Curtis
How to Prevent Overspending During the Holidays: Practical Steps to Keep Finances on Track
Holiday spending can quickly spiral out of control, affecting both your business and personal finances.
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Jacob Curtis
Jul 157 min read
Top 10 Risk Management Strategies for E-commerce Finances in 2024
In the fast-paced world of e-commerce, managing financial risk is crucial for long-term success.
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Jacob Curtis
Feb 126 min read
Financial Clarity: Navigating Profit First in the Quilt and Craft Industry
What do you do after you have performed the Instant Assessment for your quilt and craft shop? That is what I am going to talk about...
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Jacob Curtis
Jan 18 min read
Unlock the Secret to Long-Term Success for Quilt & Craft Shop Owners
Russel Conwell tells about Ali Hafed, who wanted to find diamonds so badly that he sold his farm, left his family, and went off in a...
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Jacob Curtis
Oct 9, 20236 min read
How Small Business Owners Break the Cycle of Constantly Doing the Work (Part 3 of 3)
When I say the acronym SOP, what comes to mind? Stock Option Plan? School of Pharmacy? Standard Operating Procedure? If you thought...
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Jacob Curtis
Oct 2, 20236 min read
How Small Business Owners Break the Cycle of Constantly Doing the Work (Part 2 of 3)
People tend to stick with something they've invested a lot of time or money in, even when it's not working out. This is called the sunk...
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Jacob Curtis
Sep 25, 20237 min read
How Small Business Owners Break the Cycle of Constantly Doing the Work Part 1!
Are you feeling burned out and ready to throw in the towel? While it makes sense that you must do everything when you start, it's not...
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Jacob Curtis
Sep 11, 20238 min read
Copy the Bees to Scale Your Business
Over the past few weeks, we have been exploring and giving you the steps to growing and scaling your quilt shop. As you may recall, there...
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Jacob Curtis
Aug 28, 20235 min read
A Simple Shortcut to Attract More Great Customers
Imagine that you have created a new sport. It's a blend of croquet, sailing, and curling. You call it Muddle, and it is going to be huge!...
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Jacob Curtis
Aug 21, 20236 min read
How to Escape from Your Jail-Cell Store
Do you feel shackled to your business? Are you the CEO–chief everything officer? Do you think to yourself, “Just one more day and soon...
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Jacob Curtis
Aug 7, 20236 min read
How to Get Off the Struggle Bus
Suppose you are out in the forest and come across someone working feverishly to cut down a tree with a saw. "You look exhausted," you...
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Jacob Curtis
Jul 31, 20235 min read
How 1+1=4
When Sir Winston Churchill was called upon to head up the war effort for Great Britain, he remarked that all his life had prepared him...
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Jacob Curtis
Jul 24, 20237 min read
How to avoid frustration with your team
Suppose you've been having trouble with your eyes lately and decide to see an optometrist for help. After briefly listening to your...
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Jacob Curtis
Jul 10, 20237 min read
How to Avoid the Frustrations of Working with People
Imagine you are in your garden. It's beautiful! Bright colors everywhere! The roses are brilliantly red. The corn stalks are tall and...
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Jacob Curtis
Jun 26, 20237 min read
How to Put First Things First
Take a moment and write down one thing you're currently not doing that, if you did consistently, would positively impact your life. Just...
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Jacob Curtis
Jun 19, 20236 min read
Begin with the end in mind
Imagine you are at your funeral. You see the flowers and can hear the soft music. You see all your family, friends, employees, and...
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Jacob Curtis
Jun 12, 20236 min read
The first habit of highly effective people
Close your eyes and project your consciousness up into the corner of the room, in your mind’s eye. Imagine you are someone else watching...
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Jacob Curtis
Jun 5, 20233 min read
How to know if you are successful
How do you know if you are successful? Or how do you become successful? Stephen R. Covey in his book The Seven Habits of Highly Effective...
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Jacob Curtis
Mar 13, 20233 min read
Avoid Disaster with Selective Hearing
How did you feel the first time you got terrible feedback from a customer? You probably felt terrible. I know I did. I was working on a...
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Jacob Curtis
Jan 9, 20232 min read
Smarty Goal Setting
Setting new years goals is nothing new and forgetting those goals or not following through isn't new either. In fact most people forget...
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