Doug and Polly White

Entrepreneurs, Small Business Experts, Consultants, Speakers at Whitestone Partners

Doug and Polly White are small business experts, speakers and consultants who work with entrepreneurs through Whitestone Partners. They are also co-authors of the book Let Go to GROW, which focuses on growing your business.

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More From Doug and Polly White

Buying a Franchise

Smart Business Owners Know the Difference Between Profit and Cash Flow. If You Want to Make Money You Should, Too.

In short, if the revenue you realize each month exceeds the expenses that generated that revenue, you are profitable. However, it does not necessarily mean that you have positive cash flow.

Business Accounting

Boost Your Business Income by Mastering The Income Statement

Make smarter buiness decisions — and make more money — by decoding your income statement.

Building a Business

4 Benefits That Explain Why Large Companies Are Increasingly Turning to Coworking

Having trouble recruiting in this tight labor market? Your remote workers might be more inclined to work for you if you offer a coworking option.

Entrepreneurs

The Best Ways to Pivot When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed

'Delete, delegate, delay and do' is a time-management technique you're likely to find helpful.

Thought Leaders

5 Tips to Successfully Manage ‘Friends and Family’ Hires

Yes, the labor market is tough. But be careful about hiring someone you know. That move could lead to a long-term damaged relationship.

Marketing

How You and Your Business Can Combat the Goldilocks Syndrome

Trying to be all things to all people is not your smartest move. Here's what you should do instead.

Entrepreneurs

Want to be More Successful? Go to Bed.

And don't think you can 'make up' those missed hours of shut-eye on the weekend.

Human Resources

Can’t We All Just Get Along? 5 Steps to Building Better Relationships.

To succeed, you need to increase your versatility when it comes to people who are different from you.

Thought Leaders

The Worst Word in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

Complacency is your worst enemy. Never, ever let it creep in to your business.

Entrepreneurs

Don’t Let the ‘Urgent’ Overtake the ‘Important’

The difference between the two is key to proper time management and vital to growing your business.

Building a Business

Are You Building a Business or Creating a Job for Yourself?

Is it just you behind a desk or are you delegating the work? The distinction is an important one.

Entrepreneurs

4 Business Practices That Will Improve Your Personal Life, Too

New year, new you? Here's how to apply business ideas to make those weight loss and exercise resolutions 'the new normal.'

Building a Business

Make Your Next Negotiation a ‘Win-Win.’ 3 Tips for How to Do That.

The first rule of businesses is that the negotiation has to be good for both parties.

Entrepreneurs

Happy New Year! Now, How Exactly, Are You Going to Make Those Resolutions Stick?

People pondering an uncomfortable project like weight loss will say, "I don't have time." What they really mean is, "That isn't a priority for me."

Building a Business

The Holy Trinity of Business Growth: People, Process and Metrics

How do you keep your company profitable as it scales above 50 employees?

Thought Leaders

5 Ways to Keep Morale High Among Workers Who Have to Be on the Job During the Holidays

Health care, retail, security and the military are professions where -- alas -- some people have to work on Christmas.

Building a Business

3 Ways to Strengthen Your Partnership

As partners, you may glide as smoothly as Fred and Ginger. But, one day -- and that day will come -- you won't.

Thought Leaders

5 Signs That You’re Overworking Your Employees

How much is too much? You may lose that talented person if you don't take action.

Business Accounting

Caution! The 4 Questions You Should Ask Before You Part With Equity

Think hard before giving up a slice of your pie. Still, equity is a great recruiting tool, so don't be "penny-wise and pound foolish," either.

Thought Leaders

7 Factors You Can Address to Boost Trust in Your Business Relationships

Trust can be influenced when, as leader, you understand its components and work to create a constructive environment.

Thought Leaders

Want to Learn How to Be a Better Communicator? Learn How to Listen.

It's often said that we have two ears but only one mouth. Therefore, we should listen twice as much as we speak.

Building a Business

4 Steps to Take When Your Client Work is Famine Instead of Feast

Sometimes, special action is needed to get "the spigot running again."

Thought Leaders

3 Steps to Change Employee Behavior

Consequences, for one thing, will help you gain the behavior you want.

Thought Leaders

5 Steps to More Smoothly Delegate Decision-Making

Delegating decision-making authority is a tricky business. Make sure you do it right.

Business Accounting

Need Retirement Money? Selling Your Company Can Help. But First You Need to Plan.

As that renowned philosopher Yogi Berra observed, "If you don't know where you are going, you might wind up someplace else."

Building a Business

6 Ways to Create a Successful Intern Program

An intern should be so much more to you than free labor. He or she may actually be a prospective employee.

Business Operations & Logistics

If a PR Crisis Happens to Your Company, Will You Know What to Do? 5 Tips.

If the time comes when you and your company are in a bad spot, having done some advance planning will help.

Building a Business

Set Your Consulting Fees Using These 5 Tried-and-True Methods

Project rate? Hourly rate? Which one will work for you?

Business News

5 Tough Steps to Save Your Failing Business

There are no pleasant choices when you're expenses are fatally out of balance with your receivables.

Thought Leaders

Is Your Loyalty to Your Employees Hurting Your Company?

Loyalty is a fine quality unless it is killing your business.

Doug and Polly White

More From Doug and Polly White

Smart Business Owners Know the Difference Between Profit and Cash Flow. If You Want to Make Money You Should, Too.

Boost Your Business Income by Mastering The Income Statement

4 Benefits That Explain Why Large Companies Are Increasingly Turning to Coworking

The Best Ways to Pivot When You’re Feeling Overwhelmed

5 Tips to Successfully Manage ‘Friends and Family’ Hires

How You and Your Business Can Combat the Goldilocks Syndrome

Want to be More Successful? Go to Bed.

Can’t We All Just Get Along? 5 Steps to Building Better Relationships.

The Worst Word in an Entrepreneur’s Vocabulary

Don’t Let the ‘Urgent’ Overtake the ‘Important’

Are You Building a Business or Creating a Job for Yourself?

4 Business Practices That Will Improve Your Personal Life, Too

Make Your Next Negotiation a ‘Win-Win.’ 3 Tips for How to Do That.

Happy New Year! Now, How Exactly, Are You Going to Make Those Resolutions Stick?

The Holy Trinity of Business Growth: People, Process and Metrics

5 Ways to Keep Morale High Among Workers Who Have to Be on the Job During the Holidays

3 Ways to Strengthen Your Partnership

5 Signs That You’re Overworking Your Employees

Caution! The 4 Questions You Should Ask Before You Part With Equity

7 Factors You Can Address to Boost Trust in Your Business Relationships

Want to Learn How to Be a Better Communicator? Learn How to Listen.

4 Steps to Take When Your Client Work is Famine Instead of Feast

3 Steps to Change Employee Behavior

5 Steps to More Smoothly Delegate Decision-Making

Need Retirement Money? Selling Your Company Can Help. But First You Need to Plan.

6 Ways to Create a Successful Intern Program

If a PR Crisis Happens to Your Company, Will You Know What to Do? 5 Tips.

Set Your Consulting Fees Using These 5 Tried-and-True Methods

5 Tough Steps to Save Your Failing Business

Is Your Loyalty to Your Employees Hurting Your Company?

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