Practical ideas on strategy, management, technology and people from the CNM Business Consulting team.
Intuit has shown AI agents that close the books and clean up accounts inside QuickBooks. Here is what that means for small businesses, and five questions to ask your accountant now.
Most small businesses run on what is in the owner’s head. A short, clear standard operating procedure changes that. Here is a simple way to write one in an hour, and keep it in use.
Most small businesses start the year without a written plan. Here is a one-page format and a 90-day schedule that gets you from “we should plan” to a plan your team can actually follow by January.
We looked at 90 days of Google Analytics data for our own website. Most visits looked “direct”, but search visitors were far more engaged. Here is what that means and four steps to read your own traffic.
Year-end is when good employees quietly decide whether to stay. Three conversations to have with your team before January, and how to turn them into a retention plan.
AI assistants such as Claude can now draft project plans, track risks and write status updates. Here is how a small team can put one to work this week, and where a human still has to lead.
Digital growth is more than followers and traffic. Here is how audience, content, data and automation work together to build lasting customer relationships and measurable results.
In today’s rapidly evolving technological landscape, adopting a digital growth mindset is no longer optional—it’s essential for success. Recognizing its
A practical guide to digital marketing for small businesses: SEO, content, social media, email, paid ads and analytics, and how to bring them together in one plan.
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