WCO Business Solutions

10/07/2026

Pick the biggest pressure your business faces this Q4 and use this challenge to see how your plan holds up.
Check what needs to happen, who owns it, and whether the cash will be there when you need it—then give the weakest answer some attention.
What’s your biggest seasonal pressure, and what makes you confident you’re ready for it?

10/05/2026

What’s the one thing that HAS to go right for your holiday plan to work?

A customer paying when they said they would?
An order arriving on time?
Enough people available to get the work done?
Sales picking up before the next round of bills?

Pick yours.

If it doesn’t happen, what gets squeezed first?

And would you find out while you still have time to adjust—or when someone calls asking where their order is?

What’s telling you that piece is dependable?

10/05/2026

October apparently let itself in. 😂

For the business owners here: what does this season bring—more work, less work, holiday closures, or some combination of all three?

How did you get ready for it?

I’m curious what went into your plan. Last year’s experience? Current numbers? Conversations with your team? A little “we’ll figure it out when we get there”?

What part do you feel ready for—and what’s still a question mark?

10/01/2026

09/30/2026

Quick challenge for the business owners here:

Think of one thing you’ve always believed about business funding. Maybe it’s “borrowing means I’m in trouble,” “banks are always the best option,” or “more money would fix this.”

Where did that belief come from? Something you saw in your own business—or something you heard so often it started to sound like a fact?

Now ask yourself: **What would it take to change your mind?**

I’ve been putting some funding assumptions under the microscope this week. If you’re comfortable sharing, what’s one belief you’ve questioned, changed, or still aren’t sure about? No financial details needed. I’m interested in how owners think through this stuff.

09/29/2026

Heard something else about traditional or alternative funding that you want to know the truth about? Drop it in the comments. Let’s talk about it.

09/28/2026

If you’ve ever looked into funding for your business, you’ve probably heard some pretty strong opinions about alternative funding.

“It’s all daily payments.”
“It’s too expensive.”
“It’s only for businesses in trouble.”
“Just go to a bank.”

That’s a lot of advice to sort through when you’re trying to make a decision for *your* business. And none of those blanket statements tells you whether a particular option fits your situation.

What have you heard about alternative funding—good, bad, or just plain confusing? I’m curious which claims keep making the rounds.

09/08/2026

Where Is Your Q4 Heading?

Q4 doesn't start when the calendar says October.

The decisions you're making right now are already shaping where your business will be three months from now.

Maybe you're preparing for growth.
Maybe there's an opportunity sitting in front of you.
Maybe you need inventory, equipment, people, or simply more room to move.

The question isn't whether your business is heading into Q4.

It's where it's heading—and whether it has what it needs to get there.

Take the Q4 Business Review and look at what you're preparing for, what access to capital could change, and whether funding belongs in the picture at all.

No application. No purchase required. No pressure. Just clarity.

Where is your Q4 heading?
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09/05/2026

Did you filter out the best candidate?

That's funny in a comic.

It's considerably less funny when your competitor hires them.

If you're taking a harder look at how your hiring system screens candidates, I've added a new Hiring System Guardrails guide to the WCO resource library.

It's built to help you examine the rules you're giving the system—not tell you which hiring platform to use.

Guides & Resources: https://kswcobusinesssolut.wixsite.com/wco-business-solutio/mini-calculators-and-other-guides

09/04/2026

Is there really a hiring problem—or is it a hiring system problem?

Sometimes the person you're looking for actually applied.

They just didn't “match.”

Tonight we're looking at what can happen between Apply Now and the applications that actually reach the person making the hiring decision.

Read the full article on LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/kadeesprinkle

Then ask yourself:

What am I not seeing...and why?