AMPLĒO BLOG
Tips and tricks to help you run your business, from Amplēo's top financial and strategy experts
April 30, 2015
Leadership & Self Deception
By Dave Chase
We are seekers of learning. Frequently, among our partners and team, we are sharing the best books we are reading. I was prompted, yet again, to share a little about some of the best books we've e...
April 22, 2015
How will you measure your life?
By JB Henriksen
One of my all-time favorite books is Clayton Christensen’s How Will You Measure Your Life?. I try to read it once every couple of years. I have started reading it again this year and it has rea...
April 15, 2015
The One Key to Success? Grit.
By Dave Chase
Success - there are many theories about what ultimately leads to success and many of them are enormously helpful. I know I’m not unique in my belief that as I study and learn about leadership and su...
February 10, 2015
I love meetings!
By Dave Chase
Perhaps I should clarify. I love effective meetings. But, over the years I have been a party to some real doozies. Meetings that ran far longer than expected, meetings that descended into shouting...
November 05, 2014
The 10 Greatest CEOs of All Time
By Dave Chase
I recently read American Icon, by Bryce Hoffman, which details the story of Alan Mulally, his rise to Ford’s CEO spot, and how he led Ford through the years in which his American competitors had to ...October 15, 2014
Top 10 Tips for Successful Sales
By Casey Foote
I recently attended a presentation by Jeffrey C. Flamm, CEO of Infinite Mind, and creator of the eyeQ learning system (https://eyeqadvantage.com/ -- which I am now excited to try). Among a plethora ...October 12, 2014
Bootstrapping isn’t Dead
By Dave Chase
While lending is easing again, the lessons and reminders from a difficult borrowing environment these past few years should be remembered. Savvy entrepreneurs realize that the most readily available...
October 08, 2014
How Do You Make Decisions?
By Kent Thomas
I read an article this week about a global survey by the Economist Intelligence Unit and PwC on “big business decisions” - I’m talking about key, strategic decisions that affect business with bi...
October 01, 2014
How does the Affordable Care Act (Obama Care) impact my business?
By Dave Chase
I recently sat through a short summarized presentation by some trusted advisors, G&A Partners, about how we should think about the Affordable Care Act and how it impacts our clients. While this ...
September 03, 2014
Understanding the Basics of Loan Covenants
By Dave Chase
Understanding the purpose of covenants and which are common or expected is the key to securing the most favorable covenants you can when you negotiate your company loan. Below are common questions w...
August 27, 2014
Don’t Ignore Price Strategies –3 Methods & 3 Impactful Ideas for Boosting Profits
By Dave Chase
At least once a year, we all stress about pricing, and some of us more frequently. Pricing decisions can have far-reaching and impactful ramifications to your business. However, pricing decisions ...