This is a guest post from my friend Stephen Heiner – Stephen has the unusual (unique?) situation of having successfully sold one business only to move to Paris, France and start several more – here’s a big lesson that he learned in 2015. It’s not a subject with easy answers: can family or friends work […]

This past week “The Voice” crowned its latest winner, 22 year old Jordan Smith. His final performance was the powerful Christmas song “Mary Did You Know” and he nailed it. The recording became the number #1 download on I-Tunes overnight. It held that spot for several days and continues to be near the top as […]

Most of us are looking for a competitive edge when it comes to business. What would the impact be if you were 10%…20%…even 30% better when it came to crunch time in your business? What kind of impact would it have if you were able to get things done more quickly?  Make fewer errors? Be […]

Numbers. They often tell a story, but sometimes you have to dig a bit to figure out what that story is. Over 500, 55 or more, and 80% were the three numbers a local bank executive shared during a recent round table discussion, regarding business loans at one of their bank’s branches.   What is notable […]