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Just What is a “Corporate Veil” and Why Should I Care?
While the concept of a “corporate veil” may sound like silly legal jargon to many, this important concept is not one to be dismissed. With your personal liability on the line, appropriately structuring your business...
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Submitted by Johnny Bertucci, President Everything we do these days seems to involve an app of some kind. Banking, ordering food or groceries, saying hi to the grandkids or grandparents, taking a plane or taxi,...
The Importance of Credit Application
What’s so important about the credit application? The company credit application is truly the workhorse of a credit function, from start to finish. It is the first official document a new prospective customer is exposed...
C-Store Growth: Building a Scalable Operations Team
Stable, cohesive growth can be a significant challenge for convenience store operators when scaling operations. Let’s focus on one major variable in the equation: your people. The average turnover rate for full-time employees in the...
Is ZERO FEE Processing Too Good to Be True?
You’ve seen the rise of credit card processing fees eating into profit margins. You’ve also seen how businesses try to fight back: a 3% surcharge here, a $5 convenience fee there. (And don’t even get...
Like it or not, you are running a health insurance company
Like it or not, you are running a health insurance company. The only question is: how are you running it? If we are being honest, no one really likes to talk about health insurance. It’s...
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Taming the Chaos: Mastering Your Workflow with ‘Getting Things Done’
In today’s fast-paced knowledge work environment, we are constantly bombarded with information. Emails, messages, tasks, and projects flood our minds, leaving us feeling overwhelmed and stressed. This constant influx can lead to a sense of...
Cyber Threats Facing Industrial and Service Sectors in 2025
In an increasingly digital world, industrial and service sectors—including petroleum, propane, transportation, food service, car wash, HVAC, ready mix, and construction—are facing growing cybersecurity threats. As cybercriminals evolve their tactics, businesses in these industries must...
Energy Policy in 2025
The November election in which Republicans took control of not only the White House, but of both the House and the Senate, has been met with a surge in stock in prices and in business...
Celebrating Study Groups Members’ 2024 Achievements
We were sitting around the dinner table at a Study Groups meeting recently sharing experiences. One of the members looked around and was hit with a moment of perspective: “Do you realize that between our...
Systemizing the Most Important Parts of your Business
Our businesses have established systems and processes for running payroll, completing customer transactions, and supply chain management. Many Study Groups members are recognizing they also need to create a systematic approach to the important parts...
Your Employees are Using ChatGPT, Whether You Like It or Not
It is hard to deny that the entrance of ChatGPT and other natural language AI models into society has changed the world. Employees are using it to write emails and documents, students are using it...
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