Calling in sick? Something I’ve rarely done in my career. In fact, once when I was an executive in the corporate world, the head of HR asked me to leave because I was too sick to be at work. Turned out I had a temperature of 103 and walking pneumonia. Not the smartest thing I’d […]
It’s tough out there. No doubt about it. Just when small business owners were starting to regain some hope that the economy might pick up before the end of the year, the bottom fell out from under us again. The stock market swings are as wild as a theme park roller-coaster ride. Consumer sentiment is down. And many experts predict that the remainder of the year could be even worse than expected.
The recession is taking a bite out of travel budgets for many small business owners. As a result, more and more of us are choosing not to attend trade shows and conferences this year. But what if you didn’t have to leave your office to participate in a ground-breaking summit offering inspiring keynote speakers, networking and great business learning events.