Jacob Curtis
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
May 29, 20236 min read
How to avoid the vicious, negative cash-flow cycle
True or false: The only way to start and run a quilt shop is with debt. The answer is false. But if you’re like many other business...
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Jacob Curtis
May 22, 20233 min read
3 Financial Duties
Did you know that one of the top reasons for businesses failing is financial problems? They mismanage their money somehow and it results...
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Jacob Curtis
May 15, 20233 min read
3 Tips to managing your cash flow!
What’s your system for managing cash flow in your shop? I don’t mean your bookkeeping system, like QuickBooks. I mean a cash management...
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Jacob Curtis
May 8, 20234 min read
You have a conjoined twin
You have a conjoined twin–it’s your small business, your quilt shop. If you own a business, your personal financial health is in lockstep...
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Jacob Curtis
May 1, 20234 min read
How to take your quilt shop to the next level!
One of the most common questions I get after explaining the Profit First system is, “Do I really need all of those accounts?” But after...
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Jacob Curtis
Apr 24, 20235 min read
4 tips to find more money in your quilt shop
We all want a rainmaker–someone who is great at getting sales. They could sell ice to an Eskimo. You especially want someone like that...
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Jacob Curtis
Apr 17, 20234 min read
How to Destroy Your Debt
Well-dressed poverty is still poverty. Just because your business is making a lot of money doesn’t mean you’re keeping it. Often we focus...
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Jacob Curtis
Apr 10, 20236 min read
How to be successful from day one with Profit First
Today, I will show you the steps to take in your Profit First journey after you have used the instant assessment to calculate your...
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Jacob Curtis
Apr 3, 20233 min read
Profit First Instant Assessment and Percentages
How does Profit First work? Do I have to do what the book says, or can I customize it to fit my needs, my quilt shop? Great questions!...
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Jacob Curtis
Mar 27, 20234 min read
The Secret to Cash Management
How many of you know what the cash envelope system is? I know my grandparents used it to manage their money. But I would guess today that...
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Jacob Curtis
Mar 20, 20234 min read
The four secrets to avoid losing your cash
It was right after all the Christmas cheer of 2018. I was enjoying a movie with my wife when I got the call that would change my life. It...
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Jacob Curtis
Mar 14, 20233 min read
Client Testimonial: Having an Accountant who Communicates is key
Proactive Communication I am sure you have heard the phrase “communication is key”. Well it is, especially when it comes to client...
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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
Feb 27, 20232 min read
How to Avoid Customer Disinterest
In 2013, pastry chef Dominique Ansel created what TIME Magazine would later name one of the best inventions of 2013–the Cronut. But how...
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Jacob Curtis
Feb 20, 20233 min read
The Secret to Being Different
Better is not better. Different is better. Let me say that one more time. Better is not better. Different is better. Our customers have...
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