Big stock market drop, because the Chinese stock market has become too risky. Sounds strange, but it is true. The world is awash is money searching for a higher rate of returns. Keep in mind that rates of return and risk move in the same direction. The difference between a bond sold under Security and […]
Last night my wife and I went to the home of a friend to hear her practice for an upcoming piano recital. Our hostess, Joyce, runs an international support team for GE and is a 6 Sigma Black belt. She has been taking the piano for the five years. As I listened to her play […]
When I was 49 I was pretty burned out from multiple business start-ups, relocations and health problems. My son was having a difficult time in high school and my mother was in failing health. I took 3 years off to handle family issues and reinvent myself. At 52 I had a new skill set to […]
It’s come to my attention that the type of topics I’ve been covering could easily be expanded to cover all Boomers who intend to keep working. In order to do that I’ve added two new categories “Jobs” and “Work”. These topics will deal with information that will help those who don’t necessarily want to run their […]
What business do you get into? What kind of work do you do? An important strategy is to play to your strengths. What are the strengths that a boomer might bring to an enterprise that would give them some advantage? The scientific study of the brain gives us some direction. Friday, February 16th, the Wall […]
Be of good cheer. Apparently, anything will work if it is done correctly. There was an article in the Wall Street Journal on Wednesday about a company in Indonesia who is developing a cemetery with a theme park. The Saturday before the Super Bowl the WSJ had a piece about all the business generated for […]
Today’s business environment demands that your business management team be technology smart. There are different levels of smart.
My son runs a business on the side supporting small businesses such as a home travel agency, tattoo parlors, churches, and others. He provides web site design, web site hosting, low cost tech advice, trouble shooting, hardware repair […]
There is nothing that adds spice to your life like having a passion. It would be a very dull life to never have an emotional connection to some person, idea or thing. Buddhists are often told to strive to rid themselves of the “wanting mind”. To me such an achievement would lead me to a […]
Congratulations, you are the Chief Financial Officer.
Look across the breakfast table. Look in your check book. Look in the mirror. Call your bother. For many small businesses the financial brain trust has just met. For your business that may be enough, but probably not. You don’t need much more and you don’t need it all […]
“Nothing happens until somebody sells something."
Sales is the engine that drives any business. No sales, no business. That means that everybody on your business team is a sales person. There are specific sales and marketing functions that need to be performed. Specific individuals need to have responsibility for those things, but everyone in a small […]
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Written by Jean Murray [email] for b5media.
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