It All Comes Down to Motion
Tweet When we take a trip as a family, often my wife and I divvy up the driving. I may drive to and she may drive from. Sometimes, she drives both to and from. I am fine with Jamie doing most of the driving because she has a strong opinion about how I drive. It’s just easier for her to do it. We were making our way back from Portsmouth over the weekend. I was sitting in the passenger seat and the kids were napping. I pulled up the USA Today app on my phone and was browsing...
read moreThe Key to Economic Recovery is to End Constant Halloween (Scary Stuff)
Tweet I figured that since it’s Halloween month and the scary ghosts and goblins will be out soon that I’d do my best to tie it in to this article. So let’s see… The economy is starting to show some signs of recovery, but for some reason the stage still does not seem set for a period of growth which usually follows a down turn. Why is that? Why is there still this feeling of… “We’re not out of the woods yet.” The only possible explanation is that...
read moreWhat “Mom and Pop” Businesses Need to Know in a Tough Economy
Tweet I recently spoke with someone who started a local chapter of a business association. The business association’s mission… To get the word out to consumers that they should patronize locally owned businesses over national chains and franchises. Of course any cause has merit depending on your view point. So I asked this individual; “So what are you doing to communicate that message to the public?” Remember I am all about using the right words! His answer was pretty simple....
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