Fox News Segment: Unemployment Rate & Jobs in America

Fox News Segment: Unemployment Rate & Jobs in America

I really enjoyed hearing all of your responses regarding the ongoing debate over what is best for our nation’s small businesses right now. Many of you jumped into the conversation after seeing me on the Bulls & Bears debate panel last weekend on Fox News.  If you couldn’t watch, I made the point that although all the [...]

Don’t Survive, THRIVE: Running a Business in 2012

Don’t Survive, THRIVE: Running a Business in 2012

“Straight talk” on the key areas that make or BREAK your business. If you’re in the business world no one needs to tell you how “challenging” last year was, but there is little time to lick any wounds. Now, first quarter 2012 the decisions, focus, and work done or not done “RIGHT NOW” could easily be what [...]

Styles of Leadership for a Healthy Work Environment

Styles of Leadership for a Healthy Work Environment

What is a Leader? For me, leadership is at home, at work, with friends or in the community. Leadership doesn’t just happen overnight. You must lay the foundation for good leadership. There are many practices I find useful when stepping into the role of a leader, but these are a few I would like to [...]

5 Tips to Networking and Building Relationships

5 Tips to Networking and Building Relationships

Networking is a buzzword everyone uses today, and a part of our everyday lives. Every event highlights their “Networking Opportunities.” Even schools today teach us that networking skills are essential to success. Today networking is easier and more important than ever before because of our ability to not only network offline, but online too. Both [...]

On vs. In: Make a Change and Improve Your Life

On vs. In: Make a Change and Improve Your Life

We’ve all heard people say that one of the keys to a successful business is to make sure you spend as much time ON your business as you do IN your business. As a business owner, I’ve spent way too much time IN the day-to-day details of the business and not ON the direction, alliances, [...]