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Beginning Balance

Jesse Mecham and Mark Butler teach you how to manage your business cash flow, hone your business model, and not freak out about money.

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Ranked #1

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When Is It Time to Retire? Deciding to Be Comfortable

When Is It Time to Retire? Deciding to Be Comfortable

Mark and Jesse ponder the question, "when should you retire?" While many sources float out the 4% Rule, or some variatio... Read more

15 Jul 2022

16mins

Ranked #2

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Clear Thinking, Team Dynamics, and Clear Organization Direction

Clear Thinking, Team Dynamics, and Clear Organization Direction

Mark and Jesse field a question from listener Jose, who asked what he could do to improve the communication between his ... Read more

8 Jul 2022

16mins

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Mark and Jesse Start a Business: What Do They Pick?

Mark and Jesse Start a Business: What Do They Pick?

Let's say you needed some money, and you wanted to start a business with minimal lead time and startup cost. What would ... Read more

1 Jul 2022

19mins

Ranked #4

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Accounting Is Cooler Than You Think: Contribution Margin and Breakeven Analysis

Accounting Is Cooler Than You Think: Contribution Margin and Breakeven Analysis

Businesses are concerned with profitability, and rightly so. If the business can't turn a profit, it can't stay in busin... Read more

24 Jun 2022

31mins

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Exceptional Process, Not People

Exceptional Process, Not People

Mark and Jesse discuss the "curse of the superstar employee," that one person in your business that you can't imagine li... Read more

17 Jun 2022

22mins

Ranked #6

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ARC: A Few Easy Steps to Prevent Fraud

ARC: A Few Easy Steps to Prevent Fraud

Employee theft and fraud happens in the business world all the time, from theft of office supplies to slipping cash out ... Read more

10 Jun 2022

21mins

Ranked #7

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A World Without "Email," Mark Actually Likes a Book

A World Without "Email," Mark Actually Likes a Book

Can you imagine it? Mark and Jesse discuss Cal Newport's book A World Without Email, which urges workers, especially kno... Read more

3 Jun 2022

27mins

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Q&A: Can You Run a Coffee Shop on YNAB

Q&A: Can You Run a Coffee Shop on YNAB

Mark and Jesse answer a question submitted by a listener wanting to know if he could run his coffee shop books in YNAB? ... Read more

27 May 2022

17mins

Ranked #9

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Scarcity by Design: The Four Day Workweek

Scarcity by Design: The Four Day Workweek

Mark shares his practice of taking quiet days, quiet weeks, and (eventually) quiet months to find clarity and focus on b... Read more

20 May 2022

32mins

Ranked #10

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Profit Sharing: A Tool for Employee Alignment or a Dangerous Precedent?

Profit Sharing: A Tool for Employee Alignment or a Dangerous Precedent?

Mark recounts a recent conversation with a client in which she wanted to create a profit sharing arrangement with an emp... Read more

13 May 2022

32mins

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