When Lisa Bryant, M.Th. went to college, her passion wasn’t finance. She had gone to West Chester University because she wanted to be a concert pianist. Even so, she decided to change her major to Liberal Studies. Then, after she graduated, she went to Vanguard. It was the ’80s, so in 1987, when Lisa experienced the […]
Most in the construction business are running their companies out of their trucks. They are turning off the bulldozer or standing on a roof to answer phone calls. They have copies of almost all of their paperwork in their trucks instead of at their desks. Instead of being able to relax once home, most construction […]
With nothing but a short surveillance video as evidence, the two suspects remain unidentified in a case that is running cold. Philadelphia police are still searching for suspects in the purse snatching and fatal shooting that claimed the life of Amber Long. With the help of charity Handbags 4 Peace, the sales of Amber’s original artwork and […]
Your house just doesn’t feel as good towards the end of the winter as it did at the beginning of the fall. You’ve been shut up inside for the better part of up to 5 months, the air in the house is stale, the carpets are hit and you’re just ready for some new life […]
Every year ambitious Americans take the plunge and start their own business, but what begins for many as an American Dream quickly becomes a nightmare. According to U.S. Census Bureau statistics, nearly half of all startup businesses do not make it through their 5th year and the outlook for those that do is grim—8 in […]
A recent bullying incident in Liberty, Missouri has emboldened a local business owner to step up her efforts to protect children from an all-too-familiar problem in schools: Bullying. “Don’t worry about it,” just doesn’t work, says Melissa Wenenn. Wenenn runs Pride Martial Arts with her husband, Senior Master Jack Wenenn. Martial arts has been known […]
A recent New York Times article highlighted the growing debate around “fiduciary responsibility.” That is, financial institutions’ obligations to their customers (or the lack thereof). At the center of this debate is a conflict of interest. There are businesses that are designed to make money by giving you advice but what happens when what’s best […]
“People don’t realize the impact clutter has on their lives,” says Summer Rose, founder of Star Organizers in New York City. “The extra fifteen minutes a day they spend looking for something they’ve misplaced or just threw somewhere because they didn’t have a home for it in the first place – those fifteen minutes add […]
Your carpet and floors don’t look as good at the end of winter. Ice melt salt is a HUGE cause. Every time you walk in your home or step into your vehicle, you track in these harmful chemicals. One company in Colorado Spring, CO is educating the public to dangers these chemicals can have when […]
Every afternoon starting when she was five years old, Jenn Dodsworth had high tea with her grandmother in their native Australia. “My parents tricked me to make sure I was home from school,” explains Dodsworth. “I had to be at my grandmother’s house by ten ‘til four for what I thought was ‘special time’ with […]