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AIA/SDA Ohio Convention October 2, 2008 On October 2nd, 2008 Herb Cannon will be presenting a 1/2 day version of his popular Pathway to . . . keep reading Successful Ownership Transition August 21, 2008 Axium Webinar One way or another ownership transition will happen in every business. In some cases transition is f . . . keep reading

November 2008 Newsletter Bonus Edition Welcome to November 2008 Bonus edition of the AEC Managing Partner Newsletter. As I stated in my las . . . keep reading November 2008 Newsletter Welcome to November 2008 edition of the AEC Managing Partner Newsletter. As the election season . . . keep reading

Ten Ways Architects and Engineers Can Deal With a Slowing Economy Ten Ways Architects and Engineers Can Deal With a Slowing Economy 1. Do not over reactOne of the worst things management can do in a slowing economy is to over react. . . . keep reading The Seven Deadly Sins of Financial Reporting 7. Underestimating the Bad Debt Expense Yes it is certainly tempting to be overly optimistic and hope beyond hope that somehow we will ultimately collect that open invoice from December 2001. But let's face it; it is never going to happen. We aren't fooling anyone (other than ourselves) by keeping it on the books. Make it a policy to take . . . keep reading Seven Things You Can Do to Avoid Being Under Paid for Your Creative Efforts 1. Don't create the perception (or reality) that you are desperate for the project at any price, under any terms or conditions. Clients can smell desperation from 3 time zones away and many wil . . . keep reading More

Dealing With Under-Performers and Under-Achievers Growing up as the oldest of 5 boys in Central New Jersey, I was always involved with sports. While there was organized baseball, basketball and football leagues, it certainly wasn't as organi . . . keep reading Producing Better Financial Information One of the biggest mistakes consistently made by financial professionals in this industry is producing huge quantities of detailed financial information for the monthly business meeting. They do so in the mistaken belief that more information is better information . . . keep reading Working Strategically Working Strategically I am sitting here in my office staring out the window, wondering where the year has gone. There is a chill in the air and the leaves are turning color. Every year seems to pass a little quicker, my inbox gets a little bit deeper and my to-do list gets a little bit longer . . . keep reading More