A Few Words on Wording Professionalism in written communications seems to be dying a slow death. Texting lingo has blended with emails. What we are left with now is a hybrid kind of writing, highlighted by emojis and gifs. I do appreciate it as a form of expression. People have found a new shorthand way…
Good Things Come to the Prepared I am sure most of us have said, or heard someone say, a sentence that began with “Things were so much better when…” and inserted a lovely nostalgic sentiment. Reminiscing can be a fun discussion between friends and family. It can bring up some wonderful old thoughts and feelings…
Deciding to Maintain Control One of the most important processes in any business is how and when decisions are made. This could be in anything, from deciding what to charge a client, to what vendor to use for a project, or even taking a stance on the interpretation of a new law (and being prepared…
Small Firms and Big Problems This will be the first post of many regarding the importance of efficient and effective time management. It is a crucial element to master for both small and large businesses alike. For the purpose of this blog we will select the crisis situation principle on the small law firm level.…
Closing Takes Time for a Reason Selling is an artform, and not all salespeople are created equal. Most of us could share some bad sales stories of when and why we walked away from product deals for various reasons. The stories we tend to not share as much are the tales of how great we…
Who Wants to be a Teenager Forever? Living with a teenager is an absolutely brutal experience. They know all, we know nothing. They are smart, we are impossibly short sighted. They are always right, and we are always flummoxed. The world they choose to view is not the world we live in (for those of…
The Online Auction Story Reputable online auctions are great places to obtain unique or hard-to-find items. There is also a bit of a gamble to it, because why not try to get the item you want at a price you can live with (or at least ask for forgiveness later if you spend too much…
The Value of a Clean Intake Clean Intakes was launched, like many small businesses, with a very simple goal. That goal was to provide an affordable and high quality intake product to small law firms and solo practitioners. We knew from the beginning that this was not a new idea. There are many companies out…