Join the small business community on November 26 to celebrate the 2nd annual Small Business Saturday®. The day, sponsored nationally by American Express, is designed to support small businesses during the busiest shopping season of the year. According to the 2011 Small Business Saturday Consumer Spend Survey, 89 million people said they plan to shop [...]
It’s Complicated! A Closer Look at Our Relationship with Money
October 7, 2011 By 1 Comment
This week we have been discussing Mrs. Teague, a woman who had a storehouse of content that she wanted to offer for free. She had definite attitudes about fee versus free. You can read part 1 here and the follow-up here. In my discussion with Mrs. Teague I shared that I had no problem with [...]
Free Enterprise, Free Will
October 6, 2011 By 6 Comments
This is Part 2 in a series. In the last post we discussed a woman who wanted to provide a collection of free information. She had the option of giving or selling the information to active companies in her market who would provide both content and service. She refused because she was adamant that it [...]
In Search of the Big Green Line
September 12, 2011 By 2 Comments
Fidelity Investments “Turn Here” campaign shows a green line that investors follow to stay on track. You can watch the video here: Fidelity | Turn Here. The core message of the commercials is that Fidelity gives you the direction to reach your goals. I’m sure that there are days when many of us have longed for [...]
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