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It’s March, spring is in the air! After the dreadful winter here in the Chicago area that just won’t die, I think we are all thinking spring!
With spring approaching, along with it comes a great opportunity for all of us to reach out to our communities and the kids in the community! Read More

Dickensonian. Draconian.

A reality in many countries until the 19th Century.

Would you take a chance of building your dream business if it could land you in prison? Read More

While incorporation has many benefits for small business owners, it does introduce additional complexities that are not faced by registered businesses. Unincorporated business owners are essentially taxed on their net business income, which allows for more time to devote to tax planning and how t Read More

Sometimes it seems impossible that you'll get through that stack of work scheduled for today. Here are some tips to make it easier. Read More

When you create your own website you want to put fresh new ideas on your home page. The big challenge is to keep on finding new content. Read More

Sam Spade, the hard edged protagonist of The Maltese Falcon, is in some ways the quintessential small business owner. He is a private detective (or dick if you prefer) with an office, a partner, a secretary and a network that would make a social media climber swoon. As a small business owner he Read More

The year is 2047.

It's the eve of my retirement party, and it's my final business blog post. Read More

Lady Gaga built a brand from scratch and is now, according to Anderson Cooper, “the most talked about entertainer in the world”. Lady Gaga didn’t get famous by accident, she diligently studied “the art of being famous”. All business owners can learn from her. Here's why. Read More

Over the years since blogging exploded on the Internet, plenty of quality titles have been published about professional bloggers and the blogosphere. Here's a list of ten of the most well-crafted and engaging books about blogging published in print. Read More

From humble beginnings as the manager of a railroad station in small town Minnesota USA, the entrepreneurial spirit took him to the establishment of an EMPIRE!

Find out how he did it in 8 steps! Read More