I know there can be alot of pressure around this time of year, but I actually love these last few weeks. In keeping with the spirit of “lists” this time of year, here are my top reasons.
1. We slow down. There is an ending date by which people want to do business every year. Today it […]
I was quoted in the Chicago Tribune today, taking about Piggybacking about a product for Uggs boots:
“Piggybacking on an existing hit is a great way to break into retail and gain distribution quickly, which otherwise can be expensive and time consuming, experts said.
“They are adding on to a market that is already there,” said […]
Technology always adds new words to our dictionary. Consider this new word from Wired Magazine:
Faceslam
v. To ignore or deny a friendship request on Facebook or any other social networking site. While faceslamming is an effective way to keep so-called trophy friendships in check, the related practice of defriending — removing somebody from an established […]
There is alot of hype around entrepreneurship. I don’t buy into the rags to riches stories since in between, there is always alot of hard work, heart ache and some luck.
Scott Jordan is a true American entrepreneur. I had the good fortune of working with Scott many years ago in Chicago when he first got […]
There was a time when my youngest son would put a price tag on everything in his room so he could get money to buy the video games he wanted. He would lure dinner guests up to his room and ask them if they wanted to buy anything from his room. Many an “obligated” guest […]
CNN Money writes last week about where the tax and regulatory climate is best for for small business. They quote Small Business and Entrepreneurship Council’s latest ranking which puts, drum roll please: South Dakota at the very top. It does not tax personal income or capital gains, corporate income or capital gains. Fuel is […]