In Star Trek, the Ferengi are a commerce governed race of aliens. Rather than laws, they live by the Rules of Acquisition, many of which are good sound business advice […]
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Just shut up and stop talking
In watching the TV show Shark Tank, it occurs to me that people in general talk too much – especially when they’re nervous. Almost every time the business person asking […]
Business lessons from the Shark Tank
My husband and I have recently found the TV show Shark Tank. This has been on the air for about three years yet we had never heard of it. The […]
Ferengi Rule of Acquisition #63: The Riskier the Road, the Greater the Profit.
I have heard this statement in so many forms that is actually scary. The most common form of the phrase is “You have to have money to make money”. We […]
Science Fiction and Business Advice
I have been watching Star Trek for as long as I can remember. I never really thought of it as a source of business advice until recently. In the Star […]
Pacifiers and peanut butter
It is amazing what we learn from before Kindergarten that can apply to our businesses. Did you know that you can’t have a pacifier and eat a peanut butter sandwich […]
Can I deduct my dog on my business taxes?
I am often amazed at some of the ideas that are propagated by people who claim to be tax professionals. One of the most amazing I have ever seen is […]
Why Can’t I Just Use Quicken? Or,(insert name of Accounting Software here) for my business
I do not recommend using Quicken for running your business. Not even the Home and Business version. I realize we’re all trying to save some money, but scrimping on accounting […]
Connections – all you need for a good Business
My good friend Michelle Reynolds calls herself the Connection Diva (http://www.connectiondiva.com), her job is to connect people, and she is very good at it. It seems that it doesn’t matter […]
Procrastination: The ugliest word.
There are a lot of words that suggest evil, but ugly is a completely different animal. Procrastination has to be the ugliest of those words. It leads to all sorts […]