“Having your home staged is typically the best investment a seller can make,” says Valarie Dionne, owner of Urban Orchid Designs. “It helps you sell high, sell fast, and sell smart. It’s in the numbers, and it works.” Some sellers who stage their homes are able to sell their homes for an average of 10% more than […]
Michael Taylor is a long-time radio show host, author, and the creator of the new program Black Men Rock. Taylor is committed to empowering black men by providing them with positive examples they can aspire to. Always the optimist, Taylor acknowledges there are plenty of black role models already out there, but the media typically […]
A relatively new technology, 3D printing, has been increasingly used in manufacturing and engineering industries for prototyping and very low volume production. The technology has even recently been adapted for individual enthusiast use with low cost printers available in a number of consumer sales channels. Use of 3D printing technology has started in the medical […]
As a retired soldier, Steve Berti realizes that the training he received in the military prepared him to manage anything, which includes the store he and his wife would eventually open and later transfer to his son. As a veteran, Berti recognizes that the current military training received by today’s soldier is much more advanced than where it […]
If you’re having a hard time pinpointing what makes you happy at work, take a tip from International best-selling author Jim Donovan. Find a way to be happy or leave! Donovan says, “If you can’t leave, learn to make yourself happy. There are always choices. He adds, “It’s your life. If you’re going to spend […]
Robert Kresson is no stranger to the axiom “the only constant is change.” The CEO of the internationally-renowned investigative services firm Empire Investigation LLC, Kresson stands at the forefront of an industry that itself stands at the forefront of a wide array of new and emerging technological and investigative trends – ranging from international investigations […]
Gun control is a hot topic on TV, talk radio, facebook walls and discussion groups. But, while lawmakers debate the finer points of use and sales of firearms, one Texas self defense expert focuses less on the right to bear arms, and more on the reason why: self protection. Justin Everman of Richardson, Texas has […]
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 […]