Growing Business

Growing Concerns It’s hard to complain when your company grows by more than 1,300 percent. But for Clear Align, a maker of surveillance equipment for the military, success is proving to be difficult to manage. By Carlye Adler | Newsweek Web ExclusiveDec 29, 2009 | Updated: 10:48 a.m. ET Dec 29, 2009

Angelique Irvin isn’t your typical defense contractor: she’s a suburban mom who swears by organic products, and the daughter of the founder of the literary journal Calyx (which was started in her childhood bedroom). Read more…

Creating a Family Budget to Become Debt Free
Budget Your Way Out of Debt
Mar 1, 2010 Mike Valles
Developing a family budget can be one of the best things for the family. It can quickly enable more money to be available each month, and can lead to debt elimination.

Waiting until there is a large amount of debt is not the time to start learning how to get the best use of money in the home. Consistent financial budgeting of the family’s money is a great way to prevent many problems before they occur. Here are some things needed to put into the family budget to ensure that it has the ability to keep on track – and keep debt far away. Read more…

Creating a Family Budget to Become Debt Free
Budget Your Way Out of Debt
Mar 1, 2010 Mike Valles
Developing a family budget can be one of the best things for the family. It can quickly enable more money to be available each month, and can lead to debt elimination.

Waiting until there is a large amount of debt is not the time to start learning how to get the best use of money in the home. Consistent financial budgeting of the family’s money is a great way to prevent many problems before they occur. Here are some things needed to put into the family budget to ensure that it has the ability to keep on track – and keep debt far away. Read more…

Are You Brand Worthy?

Branding is one hot topic, although it is wildly misunderstood. To make things even ore confusing, branding is often tossed in the same basket as marketing which makes its application to an entrepreneur or sole-practioner even more unclear.

While out speaking on branding, the question that I hear most is “How do I know if my business or service is brand material?” With businesses opening left and right, and more and more closing each year, I’m glad there are smart business owners open to understanding the issue.

If you’ve found yourself asking the same thing, don’t worry you’re not alone. Perhaps, this can shed some light. Read more…