There is this thing going around Facebook and Instagram right now, where you post a picture of yourself now, and one of you 10 years ago, to see how much you have changed. How about a snapshot of your small business? How much has it changed in the last 10 years? If yours is like […] Read more
As 2019 draws near to a close what are the current hot trends in marketing? In a word, relevance, and personalization. I know that is two words actually, but it is those two words that drive each of the following Top Ten Hot Marketing Trends. The Customer Experience – Particularly now that consumers are being […] Read more
Do you have that sinking feeling in your stomach when you turn on your computer and go to your website anticipating what others have said about your business while you were sleeping? It’s not a good feeling. I never use to pay much attention to reviews because something is always going to upset someone, but […] Read more
Last Thursday the October reading for the Leading Economic Index (LEI) was released and it showed a decline of 0.1% for the month. Such a small decline doesn’t seem like a big deal, but it was the third straight monthly decline for the indicator and the September reading was adjusted downward from -0.1% to -0.2%. […] Read more
How prescient of Donald Trump to again use the expertise of Larry Kudlow at a time where both he and the country could use a shot in the arm of economic adrenaline to keep the economy rolling. This is the divide that will either bring the U.S. into a greater place of prosperity or it […] Read more
After the pullback in July and a small pullback in September, the S&P resumed its rally in early October as the third quarter earnings season was getting underway. There was quite a bit of skepticism about the earnings season and whether companies would be able to meet the expectations of investors as the trade war […] Read more
According to several national polls, a lot of small businesses seem to be in favor of the “Medicare-for-All” plans being pushed in various incarnations by the 2020 Democratic hopefuls. But, the truth is all of these plans are bad for small business owners, and here’s why. Any small business that is thinking that any version […] Read more
Last week I wrote an article about the retail sector and how it was going to be in the spotlight for a week or so. There was the retail sales report for October that was due out on November 15 and there were a number of big retailers set to release earnings. With the U.S. consumer carrying […] Read more
It should be obvious to the entire world, that the unrest in Hong Kong is increasing – and it is not about some proposed law to send dissidents to Mainland China. That proposal was taken off the table weeks ago. This is a full-fledged revolution for independence from Beijing. It will not be quelled unless […] Read more
Speaking Thursday at the Bloomberg New Economy Forum in Beijing, former Secretary of State Henry Kissinger said the current trade war between the US and China could explode into an armed conflict larger than World War I. “A discussion of our mutual purposes and an attempt to limit the impact of conflict seems to me […] Read more
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