Curt Henry Business Management Advisor

05/17/2024

Business Systems are critical to the efficient operation of your organization. Systems can be in the form of an Operations Manual which simply put describes how you do what you do in your business. This helps in terms of consistency/quality of your product or service and guides your team members to know what is needed for the organization to be successful. Our Essay titled The Importance of Busienss Systems provides a template for an Operations Manual and walks you through the process of the development. Contact me for a copy of this essay.

05/08/2024

Should you have a Business Plan? Consider the analogy of SCUBA Diving. As a certified diver I was taught to "Plan your Dive and Dive your Plan." Why? Because if you stay down to long you DIE. If you come back to the surface too fast from certain depths, you DIE. Not surprisingly, most divers will prepare their "Dive Plan" and adhere to it.
In my essay Develop Your Business Plan, Is it Worth the Effort? we discuss the importance of having a Business Plan and provide an outline for such a plan. The time spent in preparing your plan will pay you back in both time and money. Will you die if you do not have a Business Plan, probably not. On the other hand your business will not be as efficient or profitable.
If you would like a copy of this Essay please contact me.

05/06/2024

Great time at Pirates Voyage Dinner & Show in Pigeon Forge for our grandson Max's birthday party. See the photo below of Max with his sisters and Blackbeard the Pirate. Wonderful time with the family and entertaining show.

04/30/2024

Over the past few years I have written a series of "Essays" discussing topics I have learned through years of management experience and now teach with my consulting practice. The first Essay I wrote was titled Delegate or Do? This discussed what may be one of the most difficult challenges to the owner of a small business which is to "let go" of some of the responsibilities. It is hard to do when often the owner has developed the business from day one and "no one cares as much" and "no one can do the job as well as I can". This all may be true but unless the owner learns to delegate there is a limit to the growth of the business.
Consider a 50 hour owner's work week. Without delegation taking place to grow the business 20% means 60 hours, another 20% means 72 hours. You see the problem. If you want to read the entire Essay please contact me and I will send the PDF.

04/15/2024

It has been a while since I have posted on Facebook and just wanted to remind business owners to give me a call regarding concerns such as;
Succession Planning
Team Building
Help setting up your Operations Manual
Improving Profitability
Time Management

What does this have to do with the photo below? Nothing. I just wanted to share this photo of Linda and I in Yosemite. I hope you are able to take time to enjoy life as well.

Be Blessed

Curt Henry
Business Management Advisor

10/22/2020

Thank you to everyone who came out yesterday! We had a great time working with you on navigating through the COVID experience as a business owner.

10/20/2020

COVID-19 has impacted the policies, procedures, and employment practices of many employers. Join us tomorrow for our WEBINAR “Coping with COVID” Business Workshop in Greeneville. This workshop will provide attendees with frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 such as the following:
• Can an employer require that employees who test positive for the coronavirus disclose the test results confidentially?
• Can an employer require that employees with symptoms of the coronavirus be tested?
• Do employers have to pay someone who refuses to come to work because of fear of the coronavirus?

The 2019 Novel Coronavirus (COVD-19) has impacted the policies, procedures, and employment practices of many employers. This discussion will provide attendees with frequently asked questions related to COVID-19. Sponsored by Rob Gay, III Financial Advisor Edward Jones

10/19/2020

Join us this Wednesday for our “Coping with COVID” Business Workshop in Greeneville. This workshop will walk you through navigating the COVID experience as a business owner. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today!

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10/17/2020

Business owners and employers, are you addressing unique challenges during COVID-19 with regard to your policies, procedures, and employment practices? Join us Wednesday, October 21'st for our “Coping with COVID” Business Workshop in Greeneville. This workshop will provide attendees with frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 such as the following:
• Can an employer require that employees who test positive for the coronavirus disclose the test results confidentially?
• Can an employer require that employees with symptoms of the coronavirus be tested?
• Do employers have to pay someone who refuses to come to work because of fear of the coronavirus?

http://tiny.cc/lujwsz

10/14/2020

Mark your calendars for Wednesday, October 21st for our "Coping with COVID" Business Workshop in Greeneville. COVID-19 has created unique challenges to the policies, procedures, and employment practices of many employers. This workshop will walk you through navigating the COVID experience as a business owner. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today!

Register here: http://tiny.cc/lujwsz

10/11/2020

COVID-19 has created unique challenges to the policies, procedures, and employment practices of many employers. Join us Wednesday, October 21'st for our “Coping with COVID” Business Workshop in Greeneville. This workshop will walk you through navigating the COVID experience as a business owner. Spaces are limited, so reserve your spot today! Register here: http://tiny.cc/lujwsz

10/08/2020

COVID-19 has impacted the policies, procedures, and employment practices of many employers. Join us Wednesday, October 21'st for our “Coping with COVID” Business Workshop in Greeneville. This workshop will provide attendees with frequently asked questions related to COVID-19 such as the following:
• Can an employer require that employees who test positive for the coronavirus disclose the test results confidentially?
• Can an employer require that employees with symptoms of the coronavirus be tested?
• Do employers have to pay someone who refuses to come to work because of fear of the coronavirus?

http://tiny.cc/lujwsz