Black (Spending) Power?
Nielsen, in collaboration with the National Newspaper Publishers Association compiled an extremely interesting data report – The State of the African American Consumer. This report, the first of three...
View ArticleBusiness Startup and Grow- What do you need to know?
I have been talking, what feels like unrelentingly for over a year now. One of the things I have learned about business, sometimes you need to talk less and listen more. This blog is here to help you...
View ArticleEndurance, Perserverence and Perspective
When you have worked really hard all your life to make your dreams come true, and life sends a fast ball right at you, and it beams you in the head, there are only two choices you can make. Get up or...
View ArticleSmall Business Realities
Small Business interests in the Capital Region have been on the rise. We are seeing more people successfully complete business plans and move to start-up. At this point in the small business growth...
View ArticleThe End Is Important Too
Everyone knows that how you start your business ultimately establishes the strength of your foundation. People carefully plan, review and revise until they believe they have it all figured out, (or...
View ArticleWrite a Business Plan!
For me, writing a business plan is like working on a resume. You don’t know what you really want to say, and then you know what you should say; and there is a constant battle between the two...
View ArticleCreating Great Business Ideas – Not Just Status Whoa!
The process of creation is a wonderful thing. We create and destroy everyday without much “to do”. Every once and a while, we take a moment to realize we have just hatched a great idea. More often...
View ArticleThe Next Step is Management Training
I have considered starting a small company that teaches management skills. I don’t mind sharing the idea, because the art of management is so specific, that not everyone can successfully do it, not to...
View ArticleThe rules of management
There are a ton of rules associated with just about everything more complicated than cracking two eggs for breakfast. We live in a nation of rules and laws. I often ponder whether the rules are there...
View ArticleManaging money and people: largely ignored
It’s surprising to me how many people operate a small business without understanding how money moves through their business. I understand when you are beginning and you are short staffed and you are...
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