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]
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 II
Layoffs from existing businesses are not the only market event that causes new small businesses to be birthed. I’ve noticed consistently that even the best performing leaders within existing businesses, and maybe especially the best performers, start to get restless after age 40. They begin to reflect on where they’ll go, and how they’ll own their own piece of American [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]
German Solar Energy and Technology Leader Focuses on Growing Midwest Market
At all levels of government and at most dinner tables, the high cost of energy and the options possible from the renewable sources of solar and wind are familiar conversations. The change in recent years, however, is those conversations have become increasingly the focus of policy and action, not just topics conjecture and speculation. [Continue Reading]