A friend of mine was at an NHL game the other day when a woman in the group behind him took out her smart phone and started to discuss the day’s major online controversy: Was the dress blue and black, or was it white and gold? Although the teams on the ice were battling each […]
Although many small business owners go about their daily routines never giving a second thought to foreign trade, it is actually a very important issue for the small business sector of the US economy. That is made amply apparent by two facts. First, small businesses are the biggest job creators in our country and second, […]
The situation in Washington D.C. reminds me of the scene in “Rebel Without a Cause” when Buzz (Corey Allen) and Jim (James Dean) are playing a deadly game of “Chicken Run” in their cars, racing toward a cliff and testing who would be the first to pull up. The big difference is that Congress and […]
Some studies indicate that employees on average spend 16 minutes an hour on social media. That can be a real productivity killer. The answer? Digital “tattle tale” software that monitors your employees’ computer and online activity…maybe. I qualify this with a resounding “maybe” because before you jump into downloading the software that lets you keep […]
When families in the typical American home were polled by the Pew Research Center on who makes the decisions in a number of household areas – including family finances – women came out ahead: 43 percent said women made more decisions, 26 percent said men made more decisions, and 31 percent said decision making was […]