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rttodd@disinherited.com | t. 604.264.8470 What have you learned so far about running a business?

My first year in practice as a sole practitioner has taught Sally Houghton me a few things.

Don’t hire staff until you need them. It adds unnecessary stress about money and extra paperwork when you’re still setting up.

Play to your strengths. If you can manage your finances using a spreadsheet, do it.

Carefully choose your expenditures . . . think about a scanner, printers, paper, payment-processing, phones, domain name, website, email, and signage before buying all that software on annual licences.

Overall, consider the first year as the time to set up things the way you feel you will always want them . . . and realize you will likely change your mind at least a few times. s Notary Sally Houghton, Quadra Island.

Elements of Running a Successful Business?

Be efficient. Charge a fair fee Margot Rutherford for your time.

Hire employees who are sensitive to your clients’ needs.

Pay a fair wage to your employees because their work is what makes your company efficient.

Never take on more work than you can successfully perform. • Treat people with respect. • Keep a positive frame of mind. • Keep well informed of changes in the industry. s Notary Margot Rutherford, Courtenay, BC.