A business owner who does not know who his best customers are and who does not treat its best customers differently than the rest risks losing those customers to his competitor. And when he does he will scratch his head and ask “why.?”

the American booksellers Association should be embarrassed to ask for government help from low prices.

How does a father of 7 who runs three businesses get it all done? Mindset and a coach, that’s how.

The Washington Post has a very interesting story today about an artist who is not your stereotypical “starving artist” who chooses to “create” and then expects society to “support” art (usually by raising taxes and redirecting what I have earned through my work to the “good of the whole” as determined by someone else.) Meet [...]

According to yesterday’s Wall Street Journal, a trade group representing independent pharmacists is going to complain to the government because CVS Caremark Corp is going to offer members of its health benefit plan lower costs it it gets its presecriptions filled at a CVS store. Apparently, if what CVS does disadvantages the independents, then, somehow, [...]

Watch this cool video each morning as you set out to change the world. Remember, that as an  entrepreneur or small business owner you have the responsibility, the privilege and the duty to change the world in ways that no government organization or big business can. You are in the top 20%. Go for it.

The headlines are tough. People out of work. Many in government seeing this as the best opportunity to demonize the rich and take over most business.

I hope you all have seen that Dan Kennedy is posting at the Business and Media Institute site…its a great way to keep up with Dan’s provocative thoughts and ideas. Dan argues that we should just let the car companies that are failures die a natural death. (Just how many cars do you have to [...]

Don’t let the headlines fool you. There are new small businesses being formed every single day. Sometimes it is because of layoffs from the corporate job but lots of times it is because of the exercise of choice. (And even those who are laid off and start small businesses should be able to look back [...]