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Nov 25, 2024
7 Tips to Grow a Small Business
Are you dreaming big about your small business? The truth is, there are no limits to how good you can become or how high…
Nov 22, 2024
The Key to Sustainable Business Growth: Strategic Planning for Long-Term Success
In today’s rapidly changing business environment, achieving sustainable business growth requires more than short-term fixes or reactive measures. It calls for a strategic plan…
Jun 11, 2023
Yes. Bitcoin is Money.
A friend recently forwarded an article to me which claimed that Bitcoin is "still not widely accepted enough to truly be money" and that…
May 11, 2023
Is Stagflation Here? Making A Plan For The Future
This is a crazy time we are living in, and it’s no different in the business environment. For the first time, the Federal Reserve…
Jan 21, 2022
Inflation in 2022 and Beyond
It wasn’t that long ago the Federal Reserve was trying to convince us inflation was transitory. Today they no longer sing that tune, and…
Jan 9, 2022
A Chance To Participate In The Transformation of a Continent
We're excited to share this video insight into a project we've been working on for several years with Jumpstart Africa is a Ugandan organization…
May 16, 2021
No. This Inflation Isn’t Transitory. Here’s How To Prepare Your Business.
The recent release by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics of the April CPI has revealed an alarming, but expected trend. Federal Reserve Chair…
Aug 10, 2020
Will the increase in money supply lead to a wave of business failures? (and what to do about it)
Many are familiar with Edward Altman’s Z-Score which can be used to predict the likelihood of a company entering bankruptcy. While it is an…
Dec 20, 2018
Is a 2.5% Fed Funds Rate a Sign of Health or Distress?
The Story Several years ago the Federal Reserve embarked on a path that most accepted as the right medicine for an economy in recession.…
Feb 3, 2018
Musings on Global Travel
A testament to the state of humanity As my recent trip to Hong Kong was short, I probably spent almost as much time in…
Jul 6, 2016
Is it Brexit Uncertainty or Risk?
With all of the uncertainty surrounding the Brexit hoopla I thought it would be wise to take a second and be sure we are…
Jan 11, 2016
Stop Giving Back. Start Giving Again.
A few months ago I moderated a pitch event during which entrepreneurs were tasked with presenting: the market need for the opportunity they intended…