Antitrust Concerns For The Mid-Market Company

Budget and Forget It? Why Annual Planning and Budgeting Fail and What Every Business Owner Can Do To Succeed

There are plenty of articles and resources on budgeting and overall planning available to business owners. The problem is that too much of the old “tried and true” advice puts the emphasis onannual planning. Why is this a problem?

Dive In To Manage

At one time or another, every boss comes across the employee who no longer is working out in the job. From my work over the past few years, I’ve seen a waning of a critical skill that allows bosses from the Executive Board to the C-Suite, to the Division VP’s, to the first–line Supervisor to manage their employees well – honest conversations about performance.

Don't Ever Quit! Oh Yeah?

Recently I took a workshop with the nationally renowned, Terry McBride. What makes Terry special as a motivational speaker is his powerful story of healing from a chronic ecoli infection in his spinal column at age 24, an event requiring 23 surgeries within an eleven-year period.

Expanding Globabally

Deciding to expand your business is an exciting time, especially when you realize the opportunities to go global and reach a larger market place. In addition to the traditional challenges inherent in working with a country where the language is different, the culture is different, and the laws are different, there are certain restrictions under U.S. law that regulate how and when businesses can do business outside of the United States.

For the Greater Good: “Cause Marketing” as a Path to Brand Leadership

2010 came to a close to the cheerless tune of slower consumer spending and other not-so-good news, one holiday trend continued strong – corporate charitable giving.

Impressed with Alphabet Soup?

A good friend recently called me after she attended a national conference in his chosen profession. She wanted to know what all the capital letters meant after someone’s name if they were a speaker. In the world of professional speaking, or more specifically, in The Nationals Speakers Association, some members are not just members (membership requires a certain level of qualification) they are certified speaking professionals (CSP), and some are CPAE’s – which means they are in NSA’s Council of Peers Award for Excellence. Some folks are also PCC’s meaning that some organization has certified them as a professional coach.

Insurance Tips From MyCity4Her Affiliate Stacia Cook Cuthie Of Insurance Inc.

Is Your Brand Super Bowl Bound?

Now that the NFL lockout is behind us, it's time to break out your favorite team jersey and apply your war paint. Preseason is upon us and it's time to play some ball!

MyCity4Her - A Case study in how you really make a business grow...Installment #1

Well, as I may or may not have mentioned - today was the day MyCity4Her, Inc took a big step in growing...and maturing and had a real strategic, grown up and serious advisory meeting. To be honest, the purpose of this meeting was at first somewhat vague for me, and when I started planning it - I wasn't too sure what to expect from it, or what to try to get out of it.