Search the Archive
Best of Howe’s Bayou

Burger Value

Get Me Out of the Swamp

Survival (S) Kits

Previous Issues of Howe’s Bayou

  • The Need to Know

    by

    Brad Howe

    “So how do we make money in this business?” How would you, the Owner, answer that question posed to you by one of your employees? Would a full, honest answer involve revealing your “secret sauce,” the key differentiator of your business? What do your people need to know? Whatever happened to the exit strategy?

    Read the full article →

  • Seven Tips for Navigating the Chart of Accounts

    by

    Brad Howe

    “This kid is a 2-2-2-2 with 1-1-1 support and 1520 Board scores. He looks pretty strong to me. What do you think?” “Well, I have a 3-3-2-2 with 2-2-1 recommendations and mid-1400s. Great kid, but it may be tough to find a slot for him,” came the response. The shorthand of the college admissions process…

    Read the full article →

  • Skin in the Game

    by

    Brad Howe

    When it comes to watching sports, I’m a real homer: if Boston’s four major professional teams aren’t in it, I’m not interested, except maybe in the final few minutes of a close game. So last weekend’s four NFL playoff games promised to be a real snoozer for me – the only pertinent question was who…

    Read the full article →

  • Get me Out of the Swamp

    by

    Brad Howe

    Resolved: I will take at least a few hours every week to stop fighting off the alligators, to find some higher ground, and to plot the direction that will get me out of the Swamp.

    Read the full article →