March 27, 2021
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National Mom and Pop Business Owners Day

Business Owners are the lifeblood of the economy. Per this NationalToday.com Article, they create economic growth and provide almost 70% of all new jobs in the country. Maybe it’s your favorite smoothie store. Your kids’ dance […]
March 23, 2021
Lora Vitek and Matt Wilhelmi Interview

Matt Wilhelmi interviews Lora Vitek, St. Charles Mayoral Candidate

In the below video, Matt Wilhelmi, owner of Strategic Voyages Business Consultants, interviews Lora Vitek who is running for Mayor of St. Charles. For more information about voting, the candidates, and the local election, please visit […]
January 23, 2021
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Differentiation Through Value Addition

This past week, I found myself going through the exercise of describing how a business to business financial services company (mine) creates differentiation to attract their ideal clients.  I was on a video call, with my […]
January 9, 2021
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Young and Starting a Business: How Young Entrepreneurs Can Make It Work

Everyone knows you need money to make money. Or do you? If you have a great business idea but no money to put behind it, you probably assume your idea is dead in the water. However, […]
January 4, 2021
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Stop Letting Emotional Interference Limit Your Performance

Performance = Potential – Interference Why haven’t you met some of your goals both personally and professionally? What are your roadblocks to success?  What is holding you back from your full potential? A million and one […]
December 2, 2020
Performance Coaching Explained

Performance Coaching Explained

How often do we think we know what we want to achieve, only to discover that gaps in willpower, past influences and control, and self-discipline hold us back? Performance coaching helps people identify their motivation, and […]
November 17, 2020

4 Ways to Relieve Financial Stress

Credit to our guest writer: Amy Collett of BizWell.org. Every freelancer, consultant, and small business owner knows that business has a lot of ups and downs. These days, many entrepreneurs are having to change the way […]
October 31, 2020

Maintaining Integrity in Negotiations

In the last few weeks, I was presented with an opportunity to purchase a book of business from another firm. They perform similar functions to mine, and it was a logical fit. The seller reached out […]
September 30, 2020
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7 Telltale Signs You’re Ready For An Outsourced CFO

I met with a friend for coffee the other day. It was the first time I had stepped foot inside a coffee shop since the pandemic began earlier in 2020. Surreal; only way to describe it. […]
September 10, 2020
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Young Professionals Making an Impact at Work

As a recent college graduate starting my first “real job” in the middle of a pandemic, I understand the struggle. I graduated from University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign with a degree in Economics and started working […]