Category Archives: News and Muse

Lessons Learned – All in the family!

In counseling it is judicious to avoid getting in the middle of a dispute and negotiation between family members. Case in Point: A physician who owned all the shares of a very successful and profitable medical corporation Sub S Corp … Continue reading

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The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur

From OnStartups The 11 Harsh Realities Of Being An Entrepreneur There’s always talk about the end game in the form of an acquisition, funding announcement, or eventual flame out. Hollywood has even made a movie about the founding of Facebook … Continue reading

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Selecting your domain name – Short, Smart and Significant

This posting was borrowed from  Volusion where I have a shop set up at www.amjoshop.com Remember these words ‘Short, Smart and Significant‘, these are the rules to live by when you are choosing a domain name for your business. There are … Continue reading

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Computer Dumping and Recycling – Pangs of Guilt

Recently one of my Facebook friends shared a video with me and his other friends about the disposal of personal computers and their effect on the environment. I was, to say the least, shocked and then pangs of guilt moved … Continue reading

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Trusting your Customer?

This post has nothing to do with small business specifically but it has a lot to do with sales and opportunities. I was reading a post on another blog where the writer was explaining that his company could provide: The Best … Continue reading

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Do you have what it takes to be an entrepreneur?

I received an email a few minutes ago from Lowell Bowie, one of our Cincinnati SCORE counselors. The email included a PDF file entitled “The Anatomy of an Entrepreneur”. It was written by Vivek Wadhwa, Raj Aggarwal, Krisztina “Z” Holly … Continue reading

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To Network or Not To Network, That is the Question!

A couple of days ago, a fellow mentor copied me on an email he sent to one of our clients on the value of networking. I felt that his comments encapsulated the essence of networking. He had attended a networking … Continue reading

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Location, Location, Location!

The first three rules of real estate have always been “location, location, location.” But one local real estate expert wants to take would-be franchisees even deeper into the meaning of that old cliché. Continue reading

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Healthcare: Then and Now by RG Wendel MD, MBA

America’s healthcare system is extremely fragmented. Political action committees and lobbyists abound who fiercely fight for a share of the healthcare dollar for their respective organizations. Major players with competing agendas include—doctors and organized medicine (AMA); hospitals (AHA); academic medical centers; drug companies; managed care organizations (MCOs); insurance companies; laboratories and testing facilities; Information Technology companies; ambulatory care providers; nonprofit service providers; the National Institutes of Health; trial lawyers; unions; and all levels of government. To accommodate these special interests would challenge even the wizardry of a magician like Merlin. Continue reading

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SCORE has a poetic client

It was quite a surprise! Yesterday Dick Wendel, one of our Cincinnati counselors and the “poster boy” on out current flyer  intoduced Jeannette Ramirez to John Vinturella (our blog meister) and myself. Jeannette  is an author and poet and we … Continue reading

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