I’m currently reading a book called Parenting with Love and Logic Teaching Children Responsibility by Foster Cline, M.D., and Jim Fay. You are probably wondering what in the world this has to do with business, let alone a blog post here. In reading this book, I realized the concepts could be applied to any relationship. [...]

A friend of mine wrote a booked called: Everyone Wins! Playing the Game of Conflict Resolution In All Your Relationships. I’m embarrassed to say that I’ve had his book sitting on my bookshelf for a while now. I just finished reading Good to Great and was looking for another business book to read. Many times [...]

So here I sit debating whether or not I should resend my Monthly Minute newsletter after noticing 2 spelling errors. I used spell check, but missed these two words somehow. Oh well. I’m not perfect. Do I risk offending my subscribers by sending them a “corrected” version or just hope that most of them don’t [...]

It’s official. The March edition of the ASCPA Magazine (Arizona Society of CPAs) has announced that I am the recipient of the 2010 ASCPA Public Service Award. The award can only be “won” once and I am honored to have been chosen as their award winner in 2010. To read more visit the ASCPA.

Below are some words of wisdom from my friend Larry Barkan. It was in his email newsletter and I thought it was worth sharing. Enjoy. I visited a friend the other day. He is a brilliant marketing strategist who consults with and teaches marketing to companies all over the world. In just the last month, [...]

The prolonged economic downturn has forced many entrepreneurs to reevaluate their businesses. Cutting expenses wherever possible, seeking new revenue sources, or creating unusual partnerships. But what happens to the business and to the entrepreneur’s family members when the unthinkable happens? What if the entrepreneur is an a devastating accident and cannot work or worse, he [...]

Today I had lunch with a gentleman that I had met about six years ago in a professional networking group. He was shy and timid when I first met him, but very competent in his field. Today, that same man is no longer shy and timid. He is very sure of where he belongs and [...]

My husband is one of those people who achieves every goal he sets. He rarely encounters an obstacle that gets in the way of his goals. For years I was envious of his easy success. But I have come to accept that it is his mindset. And I’m changing mine. Recently I submitted an application [...]

The beauty of entrepreneurship is that it is available to anyone. Many new business owners start their business without any legal entity structure, such as a Limited Liability Company, S-Corporation or Corporation. While an entity structure is not necessary to operate your business, it does protect you and your family. Some of the benefits of [...]

Two different cases of mixing friends/family have come up in conversation the past two weeks so I decided it was time to address this issue via a blog post. Contrary to what you may believe, business and friends/family do not mix well. When you start discussing the idea with friends/family they might get just as [...]