Would You Really Give Your AIG Bonus Back?

We are all outraged about AIG employees getting $165 million in retention bonuses after receiving $182 Billion. Yes, it is unbelievable that the people who are getting bailed out by the government for running a bad business now will get bonuses for staying with the business. You have the right to be upset. It is reported […]

By |March 18th, 2009|Business|7 Comments

If Barbara Can Bounce, So Can You

Today was one of those miserable travel days. A day that no one should try to fly out of Chicago. I was delayed in an airplane for 7 hours on the ground!

But when I finally got to my destination, I did meet a woman who epitomizes Bounce! Barbara (not here real name) is 63 years […]

Shouldn’t the US Government Allow Private Businesses to Fail?

As an entrepreneur and business owner, I believe in failure. Not the “there is so much to learn” variety of failure but the fact that failure is part of the normal business cycle. Failure is neither good nor bad. Failure just is. Get used to it as part of the risk we all take to […]

By |September 18th, 2008|Small Business|Comments Off on Shouldn’t the US Government Allow Private Businesses to Fail?