Can you make it as a small business entrepreneur when you seemingly have three strikes against you when you’re just starting out? Not long ago I talked to Catoctin Creek Distilling Company co-founder Scott Harris, and it seemed that when he and his wife Becky started their company, they were facing some very long odds. […]
Let’s go on road trip! Uh-oh! It’s time to go off the highway and suddenly we’re rolling through a typical town in the heartland. Hmmm. It looks like this place has seen better days. The commercial strip has quite a few small business storefront vacancies. Nonetheless, we find a good local burger joint, have a […]
Humans have been wrestling with their self-identities ever since they stopped worrying about being eaten alive by saber-toothed tigers. Looking deep into ourselves to discover who we really are and what we’re really made out of is an exercise many experience at different times in life. But while some climb mountaintops in India to study […]
Yes, I know that books have been written on the topic of how to start a blog, so why bother with it here? I have an answer to that question and I think it’s a good answer. I’m going to focus on one specific aspect of starting a blog for your small business because I […]
Steelers linebacker James Harrison created a small social media firestorm when he posted that he wouldn’t let his sons accept trophies for merely participating in sports. In fact, when he found out that they had participation awards, he had them sent back. The intimidating linebacker (jhharrison92) posted a photo of two participation trophies on Instagram […]