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What does it take to start up a business?

Every parent wants their kids to do well in school.  Even with a lot of the great schools we have in the Kansas City area (with some obvious exceptions) there are a lot of kids that would benefit from an opportunity to learn more…to learn new ways to learn, especially when it comes to math! […]

Are you getting the little things right?

Presentation. Attention to detail. Serving the customer. I was at my daughter’s soccer game this morning and one of the other parents had recently purchased furniture for their daughter and although they liked the product, the overall experience was very bad.  What was promised in no later than 8 weeks delivery took over 10 weeks.  […]

5 Great Reasons why a business blog is smart

Dolphins are really smart – if you haven’t had a chance to check out the new show Life from the Discovery Channel you’re missing out.  There was a recent episode that did a segment on dolphins who lived in a really shallow area in the ocean.  The dolphins would purposely stir up mud in a […]

In Kansas City – Be remarkable to be successful

photo by Yodel Anecdotal Seth Godin makes me nervous – but for all the right reasons. Godin published ‘Purple Cow – Transform Your Business by Being Remarkable’ in 2002 and he explains the title in the first chapter by talking about a trip his family made to France where they were amazed at the pastoral […]

Have you seen the Scary side of Social Media?

   photo by scragz Social media gets lots of hype – some of it’s even justified!  There are more than 400 Million users on Facebook (and they’re spending more time on there than ever before).  Businesses are rapidly jumping on board and starting to figure out how to participate and you can’t swing a cat […]

Meet the Dark Lord of Productivity Issues

   photo by kennymatic At times everyone feels overwhelmed with too much to do and not enough time to do.  A lot of people feel like that all the time – it’s as if the evil dark lord has you in his control and he’s causing you to suffer day after day.  You’re tired at […]