Sunday, November 8, 2026

Always in Beta. Always Improving.

Always in Beta. Always Improving.

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Business & Professional Services brings practical insight to firms that sell expertise. We cover consulting and technology services from the inside out. Learn how advisory practices win and keep clients. See how IT and managed service providers scale their delivery. We also explore pricing, operations, and growth for professional firms. Expect strategy breakdowns, service-model comparisons, and sharp commentary from our Beta column. Founders, partners, and operators will find fewer buzzwords here and more of what actually works.

Fractional CFO presenting strategic financial impact and cost comparison to business team

When a Fractional CFO Beats a Full-Time Hire

  Every few weeks, a founder sits across from us and says the same sentence: "I think we need a...
Business team reviewing KPI examples for delivery performance and customer retention

KPI Examples That Change Decisions, Not Just Dashboards

A few years ago I sat through a quarterly business review that taught me more about KPI examples than any...
Team developing standard operating procedures using workflow steps and checklists

Standard Operating Procedures People Actually Follow

Twenty minutes into almost every engagement, a client tells me the same thing. "We have standard operating procedures for that."...
Business professionals reviewing and signing a business proposal during a meeting

How to Write a Business Proposal That Actually Gets Signed

Knowing how to write a business proposal is not the same as knowing how to get one signed, and I...
Small business owners planning growth strategies with marketing ideas and sales goals

Small Business Growth Strategies That Don’t Need a Bigger Budget

Almost every owner who asks me about small business growth strategies in a first coaching session says some version of...
Accounting professionals reviewing financial documents and quarterly business reports

Why Accounting Services Alone Won’t Catch These Q4 Decisions

Comprehensive accounting services should do more than record what already happened. Instead, they should actively shape where your business goes...
An IT services professional troubleshooting a critical system error on multiple computer monitors

Why the Same IT Ticket Keeps Coming Back (And How to Actually Fix It)

Managing recurring tickets is one of the most persistent operational challenges in modern IT services. I still remember the ticket...
Consulting team discussing technology services, project management, automation, and data analytics

What a Growing Consulting and Technology Services Firm Actually Needs From Its Tech Stack

I have spent the better part of my career sitting across the table from consulting firm founders and operations leads....
Business team reviewing staffing and workforce planning data during a corporate meeting

Why Staffing and Workforce Planning Always Breaks by Q2

Every January, I sit in the same meeting to review our staffing and workforce planning. At first, the headcount plan...
Operations manager monitoring supply chain disruptions and critical incidents in a control room

What Is Operations Management, Really? A Director’s Honest Breakdown

I have never met a kid who said they wanted to grow up and run operations. Nobody stands up at...

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