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Data Security

I remember a few years ago when ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Who's Running Your Business?

Insurance Agency owners are always asking me, how can I make more money on the business I'm already writing? That's a great question. I always ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Do You Love It?

We live in an amazing time in the history of the world for all kinds of reasons. One of them is that at least in the United States, you can ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Growth Agent Insight

Danger or Opportunity?

I'm currently reading William Manchester's three-volume biography of Winston Churchill. During the 1930s, Churchill ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Growth Agent Insight

Eliminate Things to Create Growth

Every good gardener knows you have to prune to grow a beautiful rose bush or a fabulous tomato plant. The same thing ...

By OAA Admin

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Eliminating Difficult Customers to Create Growth

I remember 1997 I got the opportunity to hear a man named Roger Sitkins speak for the first time, and he changed my ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Growth Agent Insight

Scarce = Value

"That which becomes scarce becomes more valuable." - Dan Sullivan Dan is ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Pay Your Business First

That was something I learned from my business partner, Ken Anderson. I don't know where he picked up the idea, but ...

By Tony Caldwell

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Creating the Culture You Want

Nearly 25 years ago I became a partner in an existing business. While this was a fantastic opportunity for me it was a difficult ...

By Tony Caldwell

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EBITDA

I have talked to business owners a lot about this term EBITDA, and they look at me with a puzzled look. They've either not heard it before, or ...

By Tony Caldwell

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