Jul

7

Sometimes, it really is your fault

July 7, 2008 | 1 Comment

Happy Monday. Hope you had a terrific 4th.
In case you missed the announcement in last week’s podcast, there isn’t one this week. (Even I occasionally take some time off.)
Here’s one for the “people are peculiar creatures” file: have you ever noticed how often people who receive complaints blame the complainers for the problem?
My kids do […]

Jun

26

New online courses from the SBA

June 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

The SBA has announced that they have two new online courses to help you apply for financing.
If you happen to want to apply for financing, that is.
The two courses, Finance Primer: Guide to SBA’s Loan Guaranty Programs and How to Prepare a Loan Package “walk business owners through steps that answer questions about what debt […]

Apr

16

In microbusiness versus Mother Nature, mom always wins

April 16, 2008 | Leave a Comment

It has always seemed odd to me that National Disaster Preparedness Month is set for September, which is the end of hurricane season.
Although, on a certain level, I suppose it doesn’t matter which month it’s set for, since a disaster can strike at pretty much any time of the year. It’s just that hurricane season […]

Mar

26

Grade school lessons you never thought you’d use in real life

March 26, 2008 | 1 Comment

Back when I was in the sixth grade, I had a dragon of a teacher named Mrs. Bonner, who seemed to me at the time to be at least 70 years old, was belligerently unfashionable (she appeared to own three dresses and wore the same style of shoes that the nuns wore), and had no […]

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