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Thriving, Expecting and Leading - August 27, 2012

The Law of Profitability
By Linda Fayerweather


Like the law of gravity, the Law of Profitability does not change over time. Everyone knows that a business must make enough money to pay all its bills but often employees and customers forget that businesses are in business to make a profit. Knowing what your profit does for your business needs to be clear. Profit is key to fueling growth, capital improvements, employee bonuses, corporate sponsorships, having "rainy day funds", and rewarding the risk takers.

If you wonder what people think your business does with your profit - ask. You'd be surprised! Here is what I've heard in the trenches over time to the question "what does this company do with profit?" :
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