When it comes to politics, most of us have little stomach for being in the fray. Having said that, as a small business owner, sitting on the fence risks being choked out of business by overwhelming government mandates. Small Business owners get “perked-up” attention with elected officials (yes, they sometimes see us as walking check … Continue reading A Trip to Washington

You’re on the way to building a great business…why do it alone? That’s what the Small Giants community is for! Download the PDF version of this infographic here. Kim Sykes READ MORE: “#SGCSummit2017: Growing With Purpose” Kim Sykes is a marketer at Edoc Service, Inc.

We began business 20 years ago and started off pretty much on the right foot culture-wise. We began as a totally remote organization (rarity 20 years ago) for Edoc staff to attain a good quality of life with a career. Over the years we have developed our own Virtual Culture Model. We have learned that remote-ing … Continue reading Swimming Against the Tide

Why should you be using Edoc’s Digital Labor Law Posters? Here are just a few reasons. Kim Sykes Get the PDF version of this infographic here. READ MORE: Visit the Digital Labor Law Posters Website Kim Sykes is a marketer at Edoc Service, Inc.

Photo courtesy Small Giants & Rooney & Company This year’s Small Giants Summit, held in Detroit, Michigan, included two full days of learning and relationship-building with like-minded, purpose-driven business leaders from around the globe. There’s simply no way that one blog post could cover all the topics and insights we uncovered alongside one another: from Kirsten … Continue reading #SGCSummit2017: Growing With Purpose

Note to readers: Normally I really enjoy writing blog posts. This post and the one previously is an exception. These were painful to write but I believe necessary. You be the judge. As Controller of a Texas hotel, the corporate office seized upon us an efficiency program by a company I will keep nameless.  The … Continue reading The Unpopular World of Accounting Ethics Part II

In Be Quick – But Don’t Hurry: Finding Success in the Teachings of a Lifetime, another book on Edoc’c reading list, author Andrew Hill details some of the top lessons he learned from one of (UCLA) basketball’s most well-known coaches, Coach John Wooden. Wooden’s philosophy can inform every entrepreneur on successful teamwork and self-discipline. Here … Continue reading Lessons in Sports, Life & Business

In part one, I highlighted some of the messages that resonated most during our trip to Chicago to meet up with other Small Giant community members. There were many more lessons learned, and too many to include in just two posts, but I’ll do my best. After we left Tasty Catering, we headed to Nick’s … Continue reading Lessons Learned From Our Friends at Small Giants Chicago (Part 2)

This past week, Small Giants Cincinnati took an action-packed trip to Chicago to connect with some of the Small Giants members who live and work there. So What is Small Giants? Small Giants is a group of like-minded leaders who support each other in their businesses, simply put. The name “Small Giants” comes from the … Continue reading Lessons Learned From Our Friends at Small Giants Chicago (Part 1)

One would think that ethical practices in accounting are easy to implement, or at least find acceptance. Greed too often prevails however and it may be harder than you think. During my college years (years ago) I was privileged to work for a large corporation in the Corporate Accounting Department. It is interesting to see … Continue reading The Unpopular World of Accounting Ethics – Part 1