Have you heard the one about the residential realtor, the commercial realtor and the general contractor at a business networking event? The residential realtor says to the commercial realtor, “When are you going let me sell you a house? “ The commercial Realtor says, “Not until you figure out how to sell mine.” The general contractor shakes his head and says, “I [Continue Reading]
Innovation
All Dressed Up and Ready to Grow – Part III
David Rayl of Executive Suites and Services www.suitesandservices.com has been building businesses since the beginning of his career. After a few years as a software developer renting space in someone else’s building, David decided to become a landlord. He learned the lesson early, that being a landlord could become much more profitable than being a tenant. [Continue Reading]
All Dressed Up and Ready to Grow – Part I
Even during the best of times, small businesses in America represent the majority of all new U.S. job growth. In fact according to the Small Business Administration, most net job loss occurs within firms that are greater than 500 employees. In a recent Fox News Sunday interview, Steve Odland, Chairman and CEO Office Depot, told host Chris Wallace that, “All net job creation [Continue Reading]
A Surprising Solution for Corporate Social and Envirmental Reform
Two thoughts came to mind before I even got through the Forward and Introduction sections of The Surprising Solution: Creating Possibility in a Swift and Severe World by Bruce Piasecki. 1. Is this book is going to be preaching to the choir about addressing environmental and social issues? Will it be a studied treatment of the issues or a piece of propaganda? 2. It takes a [Continue Reading]