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Make Way For Millennials: Harness the Power of the Next Generation and Grow Your Business
Business Improvement February 2016
Make Way For Millennials: Harness the Power of the Next Generation and Grow Your Business

It’s so easy to pick on the Millennials -- or the Gen Yers, the Echo Boomers, Gen Next, the...

5 Cybersecurity Basics for Your Small Business (and yes, you really need them)
Business Improvement February 2016
5 Cybersecurity Basics for Your Small Business (and yes, you really need them)

We’ve all heard the horror stories: hackers stealing the credit card information from some 70...

7 Root Causes of Delegation Issues
Goal and Metric Creation February 2016
7 Root Causes of Delegation Issues

If DIY is your CEO mantra, you’re doing it wrong.

The Federal Reserve Raised Interest Rates. Now what?
Personal Finance December 2015
The Federal Reserve Raised Interest Rates. Now what?

While all eyes are on Congress this week as it works out a budget deal and attempts to avert...

NC Breweries Dominate the South
Business Improvement August 2015
NC Breweries Dominate the South

The Discovery Channel’s documentary “How Beer Saved the World” (check Netflix) traces the important...

Hedging 101, part 2: Accounting for Hedges
Tax Ideas August 2015
Hedging 101, part 2: Accounting for Hedges

Earlier this month I provided an overview of hedging -- how it works and what techniques investors...

Hedging 101 for Better Financial Planning
Personal Finance August 2015
Hedging 101 for Better Financial Planning

The term hedging is one of the most confusing financial topics but it’s one every investor should...

New Overtime Rules Impact Businesses
Business Improvement July 2015
New Overtime Rules Impact Businesses

Business owners are scrambling to track and manage the hours their employees really work following...

When Will the Economy Recover?
Goal and Metric Creation March 2012
When Will the Economy Recover?

I follow a few different economists – being in Charlotte and all. One that I follow that doesn't...

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