In an unprecedented at least for them, historical season, the Missouri Tigers are going to be playing tomorrow night for the Big 12 championship and the chance to play for the National Title. As a long suffering Tiger fan, it’s an almost surreal situation that I’m trying to enjoy while waiting to see who’s going […]

I just got back from a cool night out at the new Power and Light District in downtown Kansas City.   We had a chance to visit the newly opened Vinino’s Restaurant, hear from the Cordish Group on the approach / philosophy on marketing for the district.  We also had a chance to take a 4 or 5 […]

When I was young, Thanksgiving was about turkey, getting out of school for a couple of days and the sign that the Christmas season was starting.  It took a while for me to really appreciate the idea and the importance of being thankful for where I am and what I’ve got. With that in mind, […]

There’s a pervasive cultural image of the Entrepreneur as the new age Superman (or woman) that not only is supremely creative, but extremely business savvy, smooth talking and only requires 3 hours of sleep per day. In the E-Myth Revisted, Michael Gerber starts out his book with the following: The E-myth is the myth of […]

We went downtown on Sunday night to catch the touring edition of Avenue Q.  Side Note – there must be something to this Kansas City downtown revival – there were at least 3 major events going on during a Sunday night and parking was a challenge.  It was great to see that many people out and […]

A few months ago I did an entry on using a simplified financial break-even calculation that a business owner could use for high level strategic planning based on what they’d like to make.  You can see the details here. As a quick summary, the revenue you need to reach a financial break-even point is your […]