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05/21/2026

San Ramon is one of the wealthiest communities in California. Median household income $227,209. Median home sale price $1.3 million. 83,000 residents.

And yet the city is running a $13.7 million structural deficit, covered entirely by a temporary sales tax that expires in 2035.

I attended last Tuesday's City Council budget meeting and read the official documents. Spending grew at 6.6% this year against a required target of 2%. The gap between what the city spends and what it permanently earns is growing, not shrinking.

There are ideas worth discussing publicly before the city asks residents for another tax. A business tax on companies, not residents. A hotel tax that matches our neighbors. A proactive grants strategy. Smarter park maintenance without closing anything.

The full 10-year financial plan goes before the council on July 14th at City Hall. That is the meeting that matters most this year.

All figures from official city documents at sanramon.ca.gov

04/24/2026

We've sat across the table from people managing millions on Wall Street. And we've sat across the table from people who don't know where last month's paycheck went.

You know what they have in common? The ones who win aren't the ones who earn the most. They're the ones who have a plan.

That's what we do at imed+KT Group. We help you build a system for your money, your time, and your goals — so they stop competing with each other and start working together.

No complicated financial jargon. No lectures. Just a clear plan, real accountability, and a coach who's been exactly where you are.

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04/23/2026

Here is something I have noticed about small business owners at a certain stage of growth.

They are not struggling because they lack ambition. They are not struggling because they lack talent. They are not struggling because they do not work hard enough.

They are struggling because the business they built for 30 people was never designed for 150.

The systems, the processes, the way decisions get made — all of it was built for a smaller, simpler operation. And now the founder is the gap between what the business needs and what the systems can actually deliver.

That is an exhausting place to be.

I know because I have seen it up close — with Mikias at BrightStar, and with every business owner I have worked with at this stage.

The good news is that this is not a permanent condition.

It is a systems problem. And systems can be built.

If any of this sounds familiar — if you are growing but feeling the weight of it more than the reward — I would like to hear what is going on in your business.

Read the full story that inspired this post here: https://www.imedkt.com/blog/how-to-grow-your-small-business-without-losing-it-the-7-part-airplane-framework

Book your free 45-minute Business Growth Conversation: https://meetings-na2.hubspot.com/yohannes/initial-discovery-call

04/21/2026

Mikias Lulseged didn't hire more people to fix his payroll problem.

He built a system.

And that one decision — choosing to professionalize instead of just pushing harder — is what allowed BrightStar Cleaning & Maintenance to go from 30 employees to 250 across two professional stadiums.

Not by working more hours. By building better systems.

Here is what I know after working with small business owners at this stage: the ones who scale successfully are not necessarily the most talented. They are the ones who stop depending on themselves for everything and start depending on their systems.

That is the difference between a business that grows and a business that breaks.

If you are running a business between 50 and 500 employees and you are the one holding everything together — that is not a leadership problem. That is a structure problem.

And structure problems are fixable.

The first step is knowing exactly where your gaps are. That is what the free 45-minute Business Growth Conversation is for.

We look at all seven parts of your airplane together — and you leave knowing exactly where to focus first.

Read the full story of how Mikias built BrightStar from 30 to 250 employees here: https://www.imedkt.com/blog/how-to-grow-your-small-business-without-losing-it-the-7-part-airplane-framework

Book your free call here: https://meetings-na2.hubspot.com/yohannes/initial-discovery-call

04/17/2026

When people hear the word "professionalize," they usually think it means hiring an accountant and writing a few policies.

That is part of it. But it misses the bigger point.

Professionalizing a business — as Donald Miller defines it in How to Grow Your Small Business — means building something that can run without you holding every piece together.

Not because you want to step away. Because you want to grow — and growth breaks every system that was built around one person doing everything.

I see this pattern constantly. The founder is talented. The revenue is there. The reputation is strong. But the business was designed for half its current size, and the founder is the duct tape keeping it all together.

That is not a structure problem you can outwork. You have to outbuild it.

Read the full story: https://www.imedkt.com/resources/how-to-grow-your-small-business-without-losing-it-the-7-part-airplane-framework

04/16/2026

What happens when a small business owner refuses to let growth break him?

Mikias built BrightStar Cleaning & Maintenance from the ground up. 30 employees. Disciplined. Profitable. Professional.

Then came the contract to clean a professional arena. Then a second. Then 250 employees across two stadiums.

Most businesses would have crumbled under that kind of pressure. Mikias chose to build the systems instead.

He invested in workforce management. Payroll that once took 40 hours a month dropped to 1 hour. Not 40 to 20. Not 40 to 10. 40 to 1.

But the bigger revelation was not the time saved. It was this: one upgrade reveals everything else that still needs to be built.

That is the heart of the 7-Part Airplane Framework — a model developed by Donald Miller, author of How to Grow Your Small Business, and the system I use to help small business owners stop surviving growth and start leading it.

Because you did not build this business to stay small.

The question is: are all seven parts of your airplane ready for what is coming?

Read the full story and find out exactly where your business stands: https://www.imedkt.com/resources/how-to-grow-your-small-business-without-losing-it-the-7-part-airplane-framework

04/15/2026

Donald Miller created the 7-Part Airplane Framework in his book How to Grow Your Small Business. It is the system I use to help small business owners professionalize their entire operation.

The idea is simple: every business is like an airplane. All seven parts must work together or the plane does not fly.

The Cockpit is leadership and vision — your mission, your priorities, your financial targets.
The Right Engine is marketing — how you generate leads.
The Left Engine is sales — how you turn those leads into paying clients.
The Wings are your products and offers — clear offers create confident buyers.
The Body is operations and systems — the structure that holds everything together under pressure.
The Overhead Compartment is cash flow and finance — revenue is oxygen.
The Landing Gear is infrastructure and scale — the tech, the team plan, the systems that let you grow without breaking.

Most small businesses I work with have two or three of these parts working well. The other four or five depend entirely on the founder.

That is not a business built to scale. That is a business built around one person. And there is a difference.

Read the full story here: https://www.imedkt.com/resources/how-to-grow-your-small-business-without-losing-it-the-7-part-airplane-framework

09/17/2025

IT professionals keep business systems running smoothly, but what about your employees' financial systems? On National IT Professionals Day, remember that 73% of employees report that financial stress impacts their work performance. At imed+KT Group, our Corporate Financial Wellness Programs help companies reduce employee turnover by 35% while improving productivity. Strong IT infrastructure and financially confident employees lead to business success. What's impacting your team's performance most?

08/15/2025

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08/12/2025

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