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Executive wheels: Beauty and the beast
When they tell you you’re getting a Hyundai, you’re thinking it’ll be another relatively well-made, Asian automobile – some kind of Toyota knock-off – that comes with a great warranty. What you don’t expect is a beast. Suited up with a 3.8-liter V6 with a whopping 348 horsepower (rated 18 city/27...
Leaving the office better than you found it
Marriages have ended over commode seat placement. Children have been grounded over blue streaks of Crest in the sink. And everyone within earshot feigns ignorance when the accusation “Who didn’t replace the TP?!?!” is hollered. It exists at the office, too. The sly kitchen elf who pours themselv...
Oh, the thinks you can think!
Recently, while reading Dr. Seuss' Oh, the Thinks You Can Think!, it occurred to me that it had powerful business applications. Positive thoughts are key in growing the business and life of our dreams. Where are you giving your attention? How are you responding when things may not appear to be goi...
Time to start swinging
Think about today. Not the future. Not the past. But the now. Go ask that cutie out: she doesn’t know someone turned you down last week. And then go start your new business. Last year wasn’t the right time for eggplant ice cream, but your salmon cupcakes might just make it. Forget the failures and...
Google and Facebook: Too big to sue?
Internet privacy is not just under siege from the NSA. Google is fighting two huge class action suits based upon privacy violations. Facebook recently settled two privacy-based class action lawsuits. […]
Software-as-a-Service soars
Key attractions for customers to use SaaS products are: 1) predictable cash outflows because transactions are typically accounted for as an “operating expense” vs.” capital purchase”; 2) cost optimization (customers often only pay for what they use); and 3) customers can outsource functions to a v...
Getting the most out of open enrollment season
People throughout Colorado are preparing for open enrollment, the time between September and December when most Americans select or switch their health insurance plan for the following year. In Colorado, […]
Five lessons from the 100-year flood
Two blocks from our house, a firefighter, driving to work down a road that had turned into a river, helped a man climb to safety. The man was hanging on for dear life to his car's side mirror. The firefighter then came back to rescue the woman who was still in the car. Two teenagers from the same...
Financial exploitation of the elderly
If you are a doctor, nurse, caretaker, health care provider, banker or a financial professional, this article contains important information for you regarding changes in Colorado law, requiring certain parties […]
An MBA can help…
A career tending to the needs of animals gave Joanne Brownhill an edge when she started a new career in the human health care field. When she developed allergies to […]
Colorado cool stuff: Hot Straw, Inka, Poplets & Winter Session
HOT STRAW Dawn Miracle was working in Parkinson’s disease research last year and found that straws were perfect for patients with neurological disorders. Then she learned drinking hot coffee or […]
It’s 11 o’clock – do you know where your domain is?
Your summer intern, a smart, tech-savvy college student, set up a domain earlier this year. She went to one of the better-known registrars, searched for some options – then gave your credit card to seal the deal. Account info and passwords were sent to her company email address. At the end of Augu...
