On a budget and still want to decorate for Halloween? Check out some fun ideas from Spoonful.com 1. Homemade lanterns made with milk jugs. Create a spooky path to your house this Halloween with homemade lanterns that you can decorate with your kids. All you need is empty milk jugs, permanent markers and battery operated […]

Wow that seems out of place.  The holidays can’t possibly be creeping up on us already. But the stark reality is that they are, and now marks the time to initiate your year-end planning. Don’t wait until next year and your options are virtually eliminated. There are many resources to take advantage of to keep […]

Controlled chaos and business-as-usual appear to be the prevailing sentiments among industry experts when discussing the much-anticipated opening day of the public health care exchanges. “When you implement large technology, things aren’t perfect on day one,” says John Kelly, principal business adviser with Edifecs, an exchange technology provider. “The fact that the requirements that the […]

I heard from someone this week that they have avoided painting their home because the paint stinks. It got me to thinking that maybe there are more of you that avoid painting because of the smell. Therefore, I thought this week I would bring you two insider tricks to getting rid of the smell so […]

When I was going to my office every day and working 50-70 hours a week, it seemed to be easier to schedule my time.  Even with staff members popping in to get my opinion on an issue, it seemed easier.  Today, during the ‘practicing retirement’ phase of my life, management of my schedule seems so […]

There are some key changes that we all need to be aware of: advertising private companies for investment, California Municipal Bond Risks, Re-Setting Return Expectations. Jumpstart Our Business Startups (JOBS) You may soon be pitched to invest.  Under this new rule starting in the fall, accredited investors (those with income at $200,000, or $300,000 who […]

President Barack Obama’s health-care law, which survived a test before the U.S. Supreme Court in 2012, is facing new legal challenges that make another high court showdown all but inevitable. More than 65 lawsuits around the country are targeting key provisions of the Affordable Care Act, from its contraceptive mandate to the Medicare spending-cut mechanism, […]

There have been many articles written, discussions and training sessions handled about how to manage Millennials.  What is a Millennial, you ask.  If you were born between 1946 and 1964, you are a Baby Boomer.  If you were born between 1965 and 1981, you are a Generation X.  Millennials were born between 1982 and 2000. […]

I skipped my radio show on boarded a jet to the Bay area.  I sat next to the head of the AMGEN Oncology Portfolio of new cancer treatments.  What a powerful one hour plane flight we shared.  Each of us left with the feeling that we needed to stay in contact with one another as […]

I am always amazed when I ask this question of small business owners.  They say “There was money in my bank account when I checked it this morning”.  You just can’t run a business that way.  What about the checks you have already written and issued that have not cleared the bank yet?  What about […]

Countless employers and their advisers are considering a health care reform strategy of cutting employees’ weekly hours to less than 30 hours to try to avoid dealing with coverage requirements under the Affordable Care Act. At first blush, this approach seems to provide cover from a variety of costs associated with the ACA by getting […]

I want to thank Sherrie for allowing me to do a guest spot on her blog. Sometimes it is not only your home or business that needs a make over. Ever thought about what a makeover on you could do for your business or your personal life? After an Image Empowering makeover companies have quadrupled […]