Every now and then it’s a good idea to take a step back from your day to day focus and take a look at where you are in terms of the success you’re trying to achieve. For business owners, the definition of Success is very personal, but usually it’s going to be measured by how […]

With the terrible events of this past week we were all reminded to be more aware of our surroundings.  “Vigilant” is the adjective most often used to describe this level of heightened awareness.    It was a heightened awareness of surroundings that ultimately led to the successful capture of the younger suspected Boston Marathon terrorist.   As […]

There are a lot of traps you can fall into when you own a business, but one that I’ve seen a lot of recently is the focus of the business owner on maximizing money for the short term.  At a quick glance, this makes sense…but this short term profit approach leads to decisions and outcomes […]

In just 3 short weeks Santa will be here.    If you own or manage a business we wanted to share  4 things we hope you all put on your Christmas list, regardless if you have been naughty or nice this past year.    I think some of the most successful businesses we have worked with would […]

  Cool Tesla Manufacturing picture from Jurvetson Maybe it’s time for some good news – a more positive take on the world…! This past week NBC’s Rock Center did a story on manufacturing in America.    With this week being Global Entrepreneurship week it seemed appropriate to share some statistics that will reinforce the eternal optimism […]

photo by Tilemahos It’s an age old problem – you want hot coffee (or tea, cocoa, whatever)…but not too hot.  Oh, and you want it to stay the right amount of hot for the longest time possible. Insulated mugs help some, but there’s never really been a great solution to this problem…until now assuming you […]