One of the most important aspects in starting your own business is capital; and although there are many ways in which you can secure it, let’s face it, not everyone is willing to invest in something that’s not really established yet.   But thanks to technology and social media, young entrepreneurs can build [...]

  I am old enough that I can remember the first video game that went mainstream – Pong.  It was a console-based, two-dimensional table tennis game that could be played with one or two players.  The player(s) controlled a paddle that was basically a short vertical line and attempted to keep a small circle representing [...]

  Startup entrepreneurs usually have a hard time marketing their product or service.   Search engine optimization is the least of their concerns — after all, why would you worry about keywords and link building when you have a lot of other things about which to think.   Unfortunately, this is a misconception.  It does [...]

  If you are the owner or manager of a hotel, restaurant, or resort, one of your primary concerns is ensuring that you have the proper levels of supplies and equipment – everything from paper products to cleaning supplies and from linens to serving utensils to restaurant equipment to furniture.  Of course, since your needs [...]

  As the Internet has become a more integral part of the lives of average people, savvy business owners have realized its enormous power in driving motivated buyers and revenues to their establishments – both on and offline.  Today, most shoppers research their prospective purchases online, using search engines to find sources, pricing, and reviews [...]

  I’ve often thought to myself that anyone who sells a product for $20, $30, or $40 thousand or more while netting less than $1 thousand in profit on each unit sold has got to be crazy.  Yet, that is just what auto dealers across America do every day of the week.  I understand, of [...]

  Death and taxes.  Back in the day, these were the only two things in life on which we could supposedly count.  But, to death and taxes, every American can now add the following ugly truths and potentialities:   1.         A sinking economy   2.         Dwindling “entitlements” into which we, the taxpayers, have paid (i.e., [...]

  Don’t tell a soul, but I have a crush on Dr. Sheldon Cooper.  For the uninitiated, Dr. Cooper is the main factor in the equation of The Big Bang Theory.  On this hit comedy series, Sheldon is a 21st century Mr. Spock possessed of an eidetic memory and an IQ off the charts compared [...]

  At every level of government, finances are tightening.  Once steadfast in the knowledge that their jobs were safe during economic recessions, governmental employees have been stripped of their sense of security.  Budget slashing for States and municipalities begins at the Federal level.  Departments, programs, and services once deemed untouchable have been reduced, and the [...]

The Pony Express and its ultimate purchaser, Wells Fargo and Company, were names that were synonymous with fast, secure delivery of mail in the mid to late nineteenth century.  Today, the U.S. Postal Service administers that task and, with some exceptions, does the job quite well. Yet, the security of mail delivered depends as much [...]