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Not long ago I was asked to come out and take a look at a business that had been around for about 10 years... but the owner was frustrated with the amount of money he was making.

In the bestseller, Good to Great, Jim Collins discovered that, "the good-to-great companies continually refined the path to greatness with the brutal facts of reality."And, in his recent autobiography, Jack Welch reports that he spent...

While watching Face the Nation one Sunday earlier this year, Bob Schiffer discussed the airline industry, his mother and ethics in business. Like Bob, I think it is a sad commentary today, that we have to police businesses.

Irritating speech habits destroy our professional credibility. Examples of irritating speech habits are sentences that end with dangling prepositions (Where did you hang your coat at?) and conversations peppered with “ums,”...

I might upset some folks with this one, but that's okay as I think it's important to get some of my experiences into the light of day. If you fully believe the hype that you won't have any landlording responsibilities by selling on a...

For many of us, change can be a scary thing. When we are children, there is nothing better than meeting new friends and going to new places. But, when we become adults, change can be something that is less than appealing.

You've got a great business plan, a phenomenal product or service, and the energy and drive to promote your business. There's only one problem.

Background to what Milton Keynes has to offer.Milton Keynes is one of the foremost up and coming places to live in the UK, with excellent road and rail links not only to London, but to other major cities in the UK including Manchester and...

Broadcast advertisers, who use television, are seeing dramatic reductions in their ad results because of a four-letter word -- TiVo. In some ad agencies one can sense that TiVo really is a four-letter word in the most derogatory sense.

With the growing interest in real estate purchasing and speculation, more and more lenders are offering “nontraditional” types of mortgages. These include adjustable rate mortgages (ARM) of every shape and size, the more popular...