photo by rs-foto  Not everyone wants to build a business that will grow.  There are people that absolutely love to work really long hours, prefer doing things the hard way and have no plans to ever sell their business or leave it in any shape for anyone else. There are business owners that enjoy […]

  I always used to hate picture day in grade school – you had to get dressed up (you had to stay clean) and I almost always ended up closing my eyes. Even now, I really don’t like getting my picture taken, I’d much rather be behind the lens.  I’m sure everyone feels this way […]

photo by JamesDale10  There are a lot of ups and downs to being a business owner.  There are times when you really appreciate the freedom and the opportunity that your business can bring you.  When you truly serve your customers the way you imagined you could before the whole thing got started – it doesn’t […]

Your business can make you feel pretty cold when you don’t where it’s going. If you’re like most business owners, you probably have an annual sales goal for the year (maybe it’s even been written down and translated to something measurable).  You may even have a longer term vision of where you’re taking your business […]

  photo by psoup216  Wouldn’t it be great if Kansas City could get an extra $20 Million or so in Federal or State funding right now when times are really tough? It turns out we can!  There was a recent and successful effort to challenge the US Census numbers for Kansas City and there are […]

Photo by aye_shamus Successful companies big and small have a story behind them.  In fact a big part of what makes a lot of those companies successful is their story. One great example is Patagonia – the company’s founder Yvon Chouinard originally started the company because he couldn’t find the climbing gear he needed so […]