Did you know that about 20% of small businesses fail in their first year? That’s a daunting statistic for anyone starting a new business. And, even scarier, is the reality that companies with owners younger than 30 are even more likely to tank. The...
Whether you’re partial to the Olympics or American football, this past week has brought some great athletic entertainment to many homes and businesses. As we speak, the U.S. has managed to grab 16 medals – 7 of them gold. Among those gold medal winners...
Office space can be a big part of owning your own business. It can be a pretty big expense, too… And of course, the past two years might have changed how you do business in that office – a lot. Maybe you have more people working from home. Maybe you’ve had to lay...
With all of the extra year-end bookkeeping and tax matters your business is trying to tackle right now, a social media storm is the last thing you need/want to deal with. But it’s sadly the sort of thing that will not go away by itself. And how to deal with...
This past weekend’s NFL playoff games were maybe some of the best post-season games to watch in a long, long time… with some of the most unexpected outcomes. Who would have believed that all but one of the top teams from the regular season would be unseated from a...
Your car dashboard tells you how far you’ve driven and how much gas is left in the tank. Your smartphone has a button to tell you how much space you’ve got left after taking all those pictures of the kids. Your bank’s all too happy to show you a report on how your...