Business

Can you hear me laugh?

National Relaxation Day? Funny!! Has it come to this? Do we need a special day? to remind us to relax? OK. So maybe it’s just me, but when I opened an email this morning announcing that today was “Natural Relaxation Day,” I burst out laughing hysterically. Now I realize that most people find my sense […]

Business

Expanding small business financing opportunities for your business

small business financing It’s often the only way some businesses get the capital they need to open their doors, expand operations, or develop new services and products. However, the Great Recession created some significant obstacles for personal and business loan applicants with less than perfect credit scores. However, recent research suggests that banks are beginning […]

Business

Planning to define the result

How can planning proceed in the absence of clearly stated strategic objectives and a clearly defined Desired End State (DES)? How does the military determine its “measures of success”? strategic objectives “The man who is ready to face a tiger or rush into a river regardless of whether he lives or dies, that kind of […]

Business

Is it too early to incorporate?

Many young and first-time entrepreneurs hear a lot of advice on how to incorporate or form an LLC, or limited liability company, as soon as possible. While incorporation offers many benefits, including limited liability protection, not all start-up businesses should rush to form a separate legal entity. Before deciding to incorporate or form an LLC, […]

Business

Business ethics is a moral responsibility

Ethical business practices are standards of conduct related to moral judgments applicable to people who are engaged in trade-related positions (Gitman, 2012). Shareholders and stakeholders are two different groups of investors who have a vested interest in the success of a company. Shareholders are investors who are not employees of the company, but have bought […]