I’m a teamwork kind of guy. I’ll readily admit that I really have to work hard to stay focused and on task if I have to work completely alone on a project. Having a group I can trust and seek out to bounce ideas off of keeps my energy up, allows for greater creativity and, [...]

In today’s economy, you have either been directly affected by a Reduction in Force (RIF) or know someone who has been. Leaders of organizations, both large and small, who have had to make those tough decisions (because let’s face it, nobody goes into business in order lay people off) also have to deal with the [...]

I’ve been focusing a lot on sales and sales training lately and sales in the 21st Century is full of old school techniques where face-to-face is back and a hand-shake-is-bond mentality is more than just a passing fad. 
In my research for upcoming sales training a quote jumped out at me, “In today’s economy, it’s getting harder [...]

Doug Fletcher found fly fishing, or more appropriately, fly fishing found him. And it changed his life’s direction.
In 1996 he and his wife left Atlanta, a high paying job, security and a safe career path for Montana, blue ribbon trout streams, mountains and a large measure of uncertainty. The momentum behind this big move was [...]

Ok, so I’ll label myself biased right off the bat, but when an idea is great, you just have to get the word out.
The point of the $700 billion dollar bailout was to ease the pressure on the banks and free them up to extend credit to Small to Medium Businesses (SMBs) in order to keep our [...]

In today’s economy it’s all about getting more out of what you’ve got. Finding ways to stretch your hard earned dollars and making the business assets you already have work more efficiently is a key to ongoing success no matter what economy we’re in.
The people at SPRANQ think they have an answer. It’s Ecofont. This [...]

Given recent developments, I would remiss if I didn’t lay down my thoughts on the current state of the economy. There is enough blame to go around, no matter where you fall within the political spectrum. The very real credit market connection between Wall Street and Main Street will affect Small to Medium Enterprises (SMEs). [...]