Remember when a college diploma was like the “Golden Ticket” in Charlie and the Chocolate Factory? Simply possessing that piece of sheepskin was enough to guarantee a decent job after graduation. Well, the economy of the last decade makes that ideal as antiquated as using sheep hides for certificates! What’s a college student or recent […]
The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), commonly called Obamacare or the Affordable Care Act (ACA), is inching closer and closer to its debut. Regardless of what those who oppose or support it say, it’s time to make sure your small business is prepared, and you have the knowledge to make informed decisions. You […]
Recently, I was the closing keynote at a women’s event in Baca Raton. During a networking reception that followed, one of the attendees asked me for advice to pump-up her personal training business. There’s no better way to pump-up any personal service business than to leverage personal relationships. Personal service is personal. Clients hire you […]
After several years of tepid growth, business travel is on the rise. The Global Business Travel Association recently upgraded its 2013 forecast from 4.6 percent to over 5 percent growth this year. Additionally two major airlines released their second-quarter results which showed a strong business travel segment. Both airlines anticipate this trend will continue through […]
Many small businesses are unwilling to share confidential information about their business operations with employees for fear they will use what they learn to go to work for a competitor or start their own business. It is a legitimate concern as unfortunately I’ve seen it happen in my own family business. A long time employee […]