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FROM THE TRIVET DESK

Practical thinking for people building and running businesses

A closer look at the money, the decisions and the everyday problems that make a business harder to run than it should be, in plain language you can put to work

The cheaper option isn't always the cheaper decision.

When Cheap Is Expensive

A lower price can cost more once you count the delays, the rework and the time spent managing it. Here's how to tell the difference before you commit.

FEATURED

MONEY

4 min read

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It's fast, free and everyone has it. That's exactly why approvals, orders and follow-ups get lost in it.

WhatsApp Is Not a Business Process

OPERATIONS

More from the desk

3 min read

Before You Borrow, Answer These Questions

What a lender looks for before saying yes, from someone who spent 18 years making that call.

4 min read

GROWTH

The Cost of Being Indispensable

When everything needs you, the business can only grow as far as your day allows.

5 min read

PEOPLE

WHAT WE WRITE ABOUT

Money

The numbers behind the business.

Growth

The choices that shape the business.

Operations

What happens between the plan and the result.

The human side of running a business.

People

Something in your business needs attention?

Or things are going well, and you're already thinking about what's next.

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