Amusement Parks have been evolving for hundreds of years.   The oldest park in the world is Bakken, located in Klampenborg, Denmark.  It first opened in 1583!  Currently, in North America, there are approximately 400 amusement parks of various different degrees and themes.  And, Florida wins the tournament as far as having the highest number of […]

It’s the start of Global Entrepreneurship Week – a time to celebrate the entrepreneurial spirit, but also the time to encourage it. As a business coach, I have the great opportunity to work with business owners and entrepreneurs every day of the week (and I love my job…!).  So in addition to having my own […]

At Aspire we spend a lot of time helping businesses grow, but occasionally we’re reminded that some small businesses work best as they are.  You can copy an artist but you’ll never duplicate them.  Such was the case with a recent visit to Sven and his bicycle shop in Anaconda, MT. A Flat Tire…. My […]

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 […]

Building a successful business is a challenge – even when you are doing everything the right way. And if you’re not positively motivated…if you aren’t chasing after something that you’re really excited about, the grind is going to wear you down sooner rather than later. Let me give you an example – I met a […]

I’m excited to share a great post from Stephen Heiner – he’s got a great entrepreneurial story (well several of them in fact) and he’s living his dream right now in Paris as a traveling entrepreneur – check out his great advice below.   Shawn Kinkade   Kansas City Business Coach Dream job.  Work anywhere.  Your […]