In addition to Sugar Plums and Candy Canes this holiday season, you might be dreaming about starting your own business. Despite a slight uptick in employment, millions of Americans remain unemployed. And some are viewing this as an opportunity to become their own boss. They are ready chuck the traditional career-path paradigm and create their […]
My mother was a real pioneer. Not to be outdone by her two older brothers, she followed in their footsteps and got her pilot’s license in 1944. One Sunday afternoon, her family decided to go to the airport to watch each of the siblings show off their piloting skills. My mother smiled and applauded as […]
Passion, passion, passion. Motivational speakers and writers will tell you if you’re passionate about what you do, you will succeed. Yeah and I can flap my arms and fly to the moon. Okay, I’m not being cynical. I agree passion is important, but passion alone doesn’t pay the bills. Take Chris Krupinski whose passion has […]
Today is Memorial Day — the day we honor and remember those men and women who have bravely served our country, This past week, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) honored our vets by announcing the SBA Veteran Pledge Initiative — a commitment by its top national, regional and community lenders to collectively increase their […]
The number of women-owned businesses is increasing rapidly in the U.S., and many of these start-ups are being launched by moms with entrepreneurial aspirations. To help these “mompreneuers” succeed in their business ventures, CoreCommerce, an e-commerce hosting solution, is sponsoring the Mompreneurs Rock! contest. The contest will run until the end of the month and […]