We are now talking about the last five areas that make up every business in the world, this fifth are is “collecting.” The four other areas that make up every business in the world are: “Clients” or “customers”; “Administration”; “Getting ...
Read More »Leading the listener
Anyone who has ever raised children knows that you prefer they adopt your rule rather than simply follow it because then they will be more likely to adhere to it when you are not watching. Ordering a child to follow ...
Read More »MySpace.com: personal space, with risk
With approximately 43 million users, MySpace.com represents one of the fastest growing online communities on the Web today. According to BusinessWeek magazine, MySpace picks up an average of 150,000 profiles per day. Since its launch in 2003, the site is ...
Read More »Two and a half market myths
I wanted to wait a month or so to let all the gurus tell you what happened last year so I could set the record straight on myths that were created. Myth No. 1: 2005 was a bad year for ...
Read More »Authors or heirs may be able to terminate transfer of copyright ownership
This column is not sexy or funny, but it’s really important if you represent older authors or the families of deceased authors. And even if you don’t now, you may one day and when you do, you will need to ...
Read More »Use of real estate appraisals in business valuation
Unlike owning shares of General Motors, Microsoft or Dell, the value of a closely held business at any particular point in time can’t be determined by simply opening up the pages of that day’s Wall Street Journal. And, of course, ...
Read More »Execs should learn from Ford's key mistakes
Like a lot of people, I find it easier to analyze someone else’s challenges than my own. It’s just easier to be objective when your own actions aren’t in question. What’s happening at Ford offers the perfect chance to look ...
Read More »The FAIR Act – too little, too late in helping asbestos victims
Asbestos is the most lethal substance ever widely used in the workplace. Between 1940 and 1979 over 27.5 million Americans were occupationally exposed. Millions more were exposed when these workers’ brought this toxic dust home on their clothing, and many ...
Read More »A few swing keys to focus on
This time of year, a lot of golfers begin to think about what they are going to do differently this year to improve their golf game. Too often golfers think this means completely retooling their swings to maximize consistency and ...
Read More »Notaries, different yet equal?
Recently one of the secretaries where I work asked me, “How do you become a Notary?” I told her to go to the Missouri Secretary of State’s website (www.sos.mo.gov) and search for “notary.” She did that and was able to ...
Read More »Monthly billing: Staying fresh in your client's mind
We have begun talking about the last of the five areas that make up every business in the world, and that area is “collecting.” As you know the four other areas that make up every business in the world are: ...
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