The Boy Scouts Need to Learn How to Lead
Recently the Boy Scouts of America (BSA) national council announced that they will consider dropping the ban on openly gay leaders and members in their troops in May. I was a Boy Scout through much...
View ArticleSuper Bowl: The Commercials Were Better Than the Game
Unless you were a diehard Seahawks fan, this game was a clunker. From the first 12 seconds when the Broncos mishandled the snap for a safety to the many interceptions, this is a game Denver will want...
View ArticleAndrew Mason: Comeback or Bust
A year and a half after his board fired him from Groupon, Andrew Mason has invested $3 million of his own money in a new start-up venture – a comeback attempt that everyone in Silicon Valley is...
View ArticleAlibaba: A Company Small Businesses Need to Know
Alibaba Group Holding Ltd launched an IPO on Monday of last week. By Wednesday, they received enough orders to cover the entire deal, which is on track to be the largest stock offering in U.S....
View ArticleAlgorithm to Solve Bad Roommate Pairings
Nightmare roommates are feared by college students everywhere. Surely everyone has heard a story about roommates who are so incompatible that they can’t stand to be around each other–a major problem...
View ArticleLow Fuel Prices Are Good For Small Business
Fuel prices have dropped to their lowest level in five years. At a national average of $2.04 a gallon, regular gas is down 45 percent from its 2014 peak of $3.70. Consumers are saving at the gas pump,...
View ArticleWhat Donald Trump Teaches About Small Business Marketing
I do not support the Donald Trump candidacy for president. However, there is a lot to be learned from the marketing techniques he has used to become the front running Republican that small business...
View ArticleIs the Republican Tax Proposal Good For Small Business?
Members of Congress unveiled the Republican tax proposal last week dubbed “Tax Cuts and Jobs Act”. The finger pointing has already begun on whether this is good for the average American. In addition,...
View ArticleIs Trump Running America Like a Business?
During the campaign, his lawyer, Michael Cohen said that the United States was like a big business and the President was the CEO. He stated that who better to lead the country than Donald Trump? I have...
View ArticleHow John McCain Became the Senator I Most Admired
I never really liked Senator John McCain. I did not vote for him when he ran against President Barack Obama. I thought Sarah Palin was a bad pick for any political office. He got caught up in the...
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