Before video games and unlimited text messaging, boys used their fingers to tap and flick a pointed paper object to pay a game they called “football” on any smooth table. It was finger football and it involved the constant risk of discomfort from the sharp points on the paper football smacking you in the face.
The Federal budget has taken a very public stage as of late. With talk of a complete government shutdown, finding a compromise on the Federal budget is on the forefront of Washington’s mind. Also important is for the Obama Administration to show that government spending is tightening in order to pay the massive run up […]
You can start a business around a simple idea and bring a new dimension of success to your life. Some ventures take just a little effort in the beginning and then become easily operated as part-time business sidelines.
What do Michael Dell of Dell Computers, Herb Kohler, of the Kohler Company which makes sinks, faucets and other plumbing supplies, Arthur Blank of The Home Depot, Maxine Clark, CEO of Build-a-Bear, and Howard Schultz of Starbucks have in common? They were all past winners of the Ernst and Young Entrepreneur of the Year award […]
You just formed your LLC and now it’s time to figure out what to do next. Here’s what you know: You need to grow and expand before you reach capacity because a business that operates at capacity has a tough time meeting the needs of their customers in a way that makes the customer feel […]
The recent recession has caused many people to rethink their career path. Maybe you were forced to rethink your career due to a layoff or maybe you are looking to start a business because you desperately need a career change. Some of us, though, have a lot of dreams but we’re not sure which would be […]
While your downsized colleagues fret about their futures, you can turn the negative of a job loss into the positive of a new business. Many out-of-work Americans are not waiting for their old positions to return as economically viable. Instead, they are taking their job loss as an opportunity to pursue their entrepreneurial dreams.
Businesses say it often and if you’ve recently formed an LLC, you may have already experienced it: Small business lending is declining, at least according to small business owners in America. We’ve heard it, but is it true?