As a small business owner, your employees are among your most valuable assets, and creating a culture where they feel engaged and motivated to work hard should be at the top of your priority list. Employee […]
Sometimes — particularly in business — you just need someone to tell it to you straight. There are a lot of tips to sift through when you first get started, and let’s face it: Not all of […]
Remember Beanie Babies? Those soft, squishy animals were all the rage during the 1990s. And while most of them are worth just a few dollars these days, some have sold for as high as $3,000. Are there other […]
“Great fear is concealed under daring.” This idea — courtesy of a Roman poet named Marcus Annaeus Lucanus — is one I rejected for years. Where I grew up, if you were a guy, you didn’t cry. You bit the […]
A personal loan can be taken out for a variety of reasons. For some people, a personal loan is one way to cover a financial emergency, such as unexpected medical costs. For others, a personal loan can […]
Perhaps one of the most frustrating things about small business management is the seemingly endless list of “statements” you should prepare. And the fact that all kind of sound alike. How is a cash flow […]
As a parent of a 3-year-old, I’m just trying to get through my daughter’s current tantrum phase–figuring out the best way to save for college feels all but impossible. Even though I started saving before […]
The new year is full of celebrations, resolutions, and new beginnings, but those aren’t the only things happening in Q1. Tax season has officially begun, and like your grandmother, the IRS would love to hear […]
Could the disease to please be costing you? On a recent podcast, Oprah, Mindy Kaling and Reese Witherspoon all discussed the one thing holding them back. The common response? “Not saying no enough,” nodded everyone at the […]
Are you caught in the toxic spiral of a CEO/chairperson conflict or in another high-level relational power play? Are you on the verge of walking out the door on a relationship that is past saving? […]