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Did you know that 95% of the financial decisions in the household are made by women? Did you know that women in the U.S. spend more than $3.3 trillion annually and they also purchase over 50% of items that are for men? Those numbers alone should convince you that you need to think like a [...]

Getting Labor Day Off

September 7th, 2009

I guess I have finally reached the brass ring of laborer. For the first time I am one of the people who actually get Labor Day off! Until this past year I have continually worked in the service industries while getting through school. Now that I graduated and have gone to work in the financial [...]

If you have an employee who’s blaming others and constantly complaining, they could permanently damage the morale of your entire team. These negative symptoms are indicators of a pattern of human behavior called “talent on-the-bubble.” Organizational psychologist Emmet C. Murphy has researched the consequences of allowing negative mindsets and actions such as these and written [...]

Finding a Business Mentor

May 21st, 2009

If you are feeling isolated as a small business owner, you might want to consider finding a business mentor. It’s ideal when a mentor has expertise in an area that compliments one or more of your business weaknesses. Let’s say you have a local chain of hot dog stands. You want to franchise nationally, with the [...]