Posts Tagged ‘entrepreneur’
Small business Congress-watch: Two Reasons to Call Your Representative!
Mike | January 14th, 2013On occasion we take a look at recent legislation coming out of our Federal government in Washington. While the news is often discouraging and the activities of our politicians typically frustrating, there are those times when truly great ideas are put forth and, every so often, these idea become actual laws. Hard to believe, but it is [...]
Small Business and Startups: 5 Threats to Your Online Security
Mike | January 7th, 2013How often do we read about online security breaches, loss of data, or massive credit card theft? While these events typically involve larger companies or even governments, all businesses are vulnerable to fraud, theft, or other forms of malice or just plain mischief. Most small businesses assume that it is only larger companies are at [...]
Small Business and Startups: Dear Santa
Mike | December 17th, 2012Perhaps I am a couple of weeks late with this post, but it just occurred to me that there are some things I would like for Christmas this year and perhaps Santa can find a little spare room on the sleigh. No I am not asking for a new camera or some other gadget-of-the-moment. I have been [...]
10 Things Entrepreneurs Can Learn From Standup Comics
Mike | December 10th, 2012Great entrepreneurs are great observers. They carefully monitor the competition, the market, their team, and their various stakeholders. Great entrepreneurs learn from the world around them and they never, ever stop learning. This is the latest in a series of posts, musing on what we can learn from the most unexpected of sources. Sure we [...]
Small business: The Affordable Care Act, Part II
Mike | December 3rd, 2012Earlier this year, I wrote a post about ways that Obamacare might help small businesses. At the time, the Supreme Court had just released it’s decision upholding most of the Affordable Care Act’s provisions and the dust was still settling on what it would all mean. Last month, President Obama won re-election, effectively removing the threat that [...]
