If you haven’t taken a holiday from your small business this year, what’s your plan? I ask because I’ve yet to meet a business owner who con

Some time ago, my family doctor shared some wisdom that I'll always remember. We had an excellent relationship, and although I wasn't in...

Commercial Lenders ask a surprising number of questions. They do so because they have many things to consider before they can approve ...

The steely blade of the hunting knife at my throat, made me swiftly take stock of the seriousness of the situation and my immediate...

We have an eastward facing living room. It’s my zen space. Usually, I go there to read in the early morning before settling in with a...

My father had a stroke. Thankfully at almost 83 this is one of the first serious ailments that he has had in an otherwise healthy life....

We talk a lot in our newsletters about strategies that leaders can take to improve their work teams. We seldom talk of the home-team...

It was one of the most stressful times of my life. I had just built a new house, we had our first child who had colic, I was trying to...

Mack was frustrated. His bank was giving him the run around regarding his offer to buy a business. Because the business didn’t include...

Jeff and William approached me in the fall of 2019 about helping them with their Ecotourism business. They had started the business in...

The labor force has changed. Earlier this year, a colleague shared that he was seeking someone to help him. Familiar with the ins and...

“We just can’t find anybody qualified to do the job for us” is a line that I hear repeated regularly lately in working with clients. It...

Recently I have been able to rub shoulders with a number of immigrants who are interested in buying businesses and who are interested in...

Several times a week I talk to people who want to sell their businesses. Unfortunately, in most cases, the owners who want to exit the...

Employees are the heartbeat of any organization, however occasionally I will come across a business or organization that seems to believe...

James sat across from me and told me that for the past year he had been working with a business broker to sell his business with little...

Frances was tired and ready to sell her business after a long successful stint at the helm. She had reached out because she had heard...

Last week I asked a group of university students how they were using Artificial Intelligence or AI in their studies. Their response was...

Hello Leaders! Last month, we started a discussion on how best to respond to inflation and high interest rates – an economic...

Recently I hosted a group of women entrepreneurs. These ladies had two things in common, they were all passionate about their business...