This weekend on a road trip to a cheer competition for my youngest daughter we decided to listen to “How to Win Friends and Influence People” by Dale Carnegie. It had been a long time and my husband always asks me if I have listened to it lately when I am faced with how to [...]
The biggest issue facing every American right now is the dreaded fiscal cliff. What is this fiscal cliff and what does it mean for me should be a question on everyone’s mind. Unfortunately, it is not. The public is rarely educated on the true meaning of any of these terms and although we live in [...]
This week was a pretty exciting week in our office. We made a decision about 3 months ago to change our office location. Although, it suited us well for the 6 years, it was time to look for something that was different. We wanted our office to reflect our fresh and new ideas. Over the [...]
There is a big misconception between what is coaching versus what is consulting. I asked a few people how they define this and I always get a different definition. So here is my definition of both…. When you think of a coach, you think of someone on the sidelines of a football team, yelling encouragement [...]
So I am making fun and I am being somewhat opportunist but seriously…. Are there lessons in this business failure? My answer is ABSOLUTELY!!! First it would be wise to mention that Hostess has a host of threats. In a SWOT analysis, I think there are more opportunities for this company to go down than [...]
Today I was included on BlogTalkRadio with Shamara Cox (Mitchell) and was asked about many things. The questions I thought I would be answering regarding taxes and accounting ended up being about business concepts and principles. I was asked questions that were all pertinent to operating and starting a small business but also about how [...]
Thank you to all of our wonderful clients for your continued business and loyalty. We appreciate you all and look forward to growing our relationship in this next year and beyond! In observance of Thanksgiving, our office will be closed from Wednesday (11/21) to Friday (11/23). Have great Thanksgiving! "As we express our gratitude, we [...]
All small businesses have obstacles. Regulation, competition and our own hangups all could potentially be large roadblocks to getting a business up and running. That’s why so few Startups make it past 3 years and even fewer make it past 5 years. One could argue that as a business gets there sea legs they forget [...]
At this moment you may think I have for sure lost my mind and you may be right! The honest truth is I love how businesses work, how people work in them and how one cool concept or idea can literally change the face of the whole operation. I am of course talking about great [...]
Today, I was hanging out with some friends at a cheer competition. Our daughters cheer together at Mountain View High School and they watched my baby daughter when I was just starting my business in 2004. We have been friends a long time. Among all the other conversation we were able to do in-between performances; [...]