Do You Really Need to Spend Money to Mak...

I was checking out an article over at MSN’s Business on Main titled “Taking On Debt to Grow Your Business.” In the article the author explores the notion that businesses need debt to grow. I’ve been thinking a lot about this lately and reading this article, filled with ways to get capital for your business, made me wonder if a business could grow without having to take on debt. Do You Really Need to Spend Money to Make It? A lot of times you will hear people say, “You need to spend money to make money” or you’ll hear people talking...

Business Lessons Learned in 2011

2011 is swiftly coming to a close and when I saw this MSN Business on Main article “Lessons Learned in 2011“, I was inspired to post a blog to ask YOU to contribute your lessons learned in business in 2011.  So, go ahead, post them in the comments!  On January 1, 2012, I will choose two winners to win a $50 Amazon gift card each!  Your business lesson can be long or short, good or bad and the only rule is that it has to be something that you personally learned in 2011. This was a huge year for me and I experienced some of my highest highs and my lowest lows...

Oh Business, You Silly Thing You

This isn’t one of those posts I write with advice embedded into it and this isn’t even going to be a post with much of a beginning, middle and an end. Nope, this is a post that I am writing on my iPhone while I soak in a glorious, peaceful bubble bath. I was talking to a client and very dear friend of mine today about business and life and how the two end up affecting each other so much. In my case, my daughter is cutting her first year molars and it’s killing me… Figuratively speaking of course but the late nights, endless suffering she is...