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  Finally! After 18 months of consistently posting about #businessinfrastructure here on LinkedIn, their algorithm finally recognizes it as a hashtag to search and follow. I’m one of [...]

  In my 15 years of business, I may not have seen or done it all, but I’ve seen and done a lot. With all of the uncertainty in our world right now, there’s been a serious uptick in the [...]

This is going to sound crazy, maybe even controversial, but… COVID-19 might be the best thing that happened to me and my business so far in 2020. Let me explain. The first month following the [...]

  In his book, The 7 Habits of Highly Effective People, Stephen Covey cites habit seven as “Sharpen the Saw.” The world is rapidly progressing and our businesses are expected to keep up, [...]

  “Nailed It!” It’s a popular expression describing the feeling when you hit your target or your stride. It’s also the name of a popular Netflix® TV show. On Nailed It! amateur bakers come [...]

When you start a business you will no doubt wear many hats. But as your business grows rapidly, you will need to hire more people. That means giving away some of those hats to new people. These [...]

Growth is not a bad thing. But, unmanageable growth presents a set of challenges often overlooked when discussing small businesses. The emphasis tends to center on the marketing and promotion [...]

  When most people think of Ancient Egypt, visions of pyramids usually come to mind. But they built more than pyramids. For example, the above image is of the Ramesseum.  It’s a mortuary [...]

  In 1974, Chinese farmers unknowingly discovered what’s described as the “most important archeological finds of the 20th century.” In an attempt to dig a well, they unearthed a [...]

  “If a picture is worth a thousand words, then a video is worth a thousand pictures.” A videographer once told me this.  At the time, I chalked it up as being part of his sales pitch. I’ve [...]