I spoke with a business owner the other day who is nervous – as many of us are – about the effects of the current

Being your own boss is great, right? You get to call the shots and chase those big, exciting ideas. But sometimes, that freedom can be

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The Importance of Planning Season As we enter planning season, when entrepreneurial optimism meets the pessimism of constrained resources and economic outlooks. Whether your planning

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Once upon a time, there was a farmer who had a herd of cattle. One day, he saw a rainbow in the field. When he

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Have you ever heard the story of the dog and the nail?  A man was walking down the street when he heard a dog whining

Have you ever watched 5-year-olds play soccer? The kids all cluster around the ball as it moves around the field without any purpose, while a