Being a great surveyor does not always mean you will be great in conducting business.?ÿ It is fairly easy to focus on what we know best and turn over the "details" to others.?ÿ That can be especially true with accounting and simple payment of invoices.
Today I received an invoice totaling to several thousand dollars for numerous items.?ÿ One look told me there was an error.?ÿ Several of the items listed had been on a prior invoice and paid for over a month ago.?ÿ Somehow those same items switched PO numbers and reappeared as being due.?ÿ The amount was well over $1000.?ÿ In common practice, the person paying the bills is not the one who ran up the bills in the first place.?ÿ Learn to keep your eyes on the little things that can be big things.
