Elliot Stone was tired of being a chief cook and bottle washer, and is doing something about it. While the etymology of the phrase “chief cook and bottle washer” may be up for argument, there is no argument about what it means: someone who has multiple, or, as is often in small business, all of […]
A wedding day, for many people, is the most important day of their life to that point. Bringing together families to celebrate the union of two lives can be a day of joy, fun, and togetherness—as well as days, weeks, or months of stress leading up to it. But does it have to be? “Our […]
In elementary school, it starts off innocent. Boys teasing girls, girls teasing boys. At the kindergarten level, kids picking on one another is oftentimes harmless and playful. But when does teasing turn into bullying? “When I was 8 years old, I had a disability,” says Brian Seetge, a child development expert in Rome, NY. “I […]
Doug Albee, a Riverside, CA Used Car Dealer told us, “Last week I talked to a car buyer who has credit challenges, and only works part time, and has a limited income, newly married with a child. This car buyer visited a dealership and looked at cars in the $15,000 range. After telling the salesperson […]
Dr. Helen Hu, OMD, L.Ac San Diego Integrated Chinese and Western Medicine Practitioner says, “Eliminate the pro cancer conditions in the body and the body will have a better chance to win the battle against developing cancer.” When a discussion takes place as to how Traditional Chinese Medicine (TCM) can help prevent cancer, at first […]
“If you’re not online, you’re behind the times.” This is what most small businesses are led to believe as they retool their marketing efforts to stay relevant to today’s digital economy. But does “behind the times” equate to “out of business?” Alex Changho disagrees. “It’s amazing to me that there are businesses that have managed […]
Brenda Thompson, owner of the boutique real estate agency, Special “Finds…” helps buyers from all over the globe find unique properties in the western North Carolina mountains. Like the properties she sells, her agency is truly one-of-a-kind with a focus on unique properties with a lot of character. She has owned the agency for nineteen […]
If one out of ten people who embarked on a journey actually made it to their destination, would you call that success? To many people, 10% would seem to be quite low, no matter what the journey. But for years, this has been the standard for martial arts students who make the coveted level of […]
All over the United States, school districts continue to modify their curricula to raise grades and test scores in an effort to uplift a sagging educational system. But these efforts come at a cost: time once dedicated to enrichment programs is being reduced or eliminated, including music classes, art lessons, and one subject in particular: […]
Any day you can search the Internet for “Millennials” and you will find a theme in articles. Millennials are “entitled,” “lazy,” or “unable to handle themselves in the real world.” As a generation of these young people with “helicopter parents” struggles to grow up, Alexander Myles offers advice to navigate the post-college job market. “College […]