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Steven has been a tree climber and business owner since he was 20 years old. He and I have been married and working together for the past nine years. I started working for him when I was 19 and he was 30. I am now 34 and he is 46. Needless to say, time has brought changes to us both, personally as well as professionally. And as any business owner that works with his or her spouse can attest to, the added complexity of working in the same company ...

I am lucky to work with great men every day of my life. Their humility and character teach me about myself and the kind of person I want to be. It is easy for me to get lost in every day, and not in a good way. Business is consuming. I think of it constantly and unfortunately I forget sometimes it isn’t always about just collecting money. While it can be hard to see the worst of yourself in business, it is made easier when the people that support you demonstrate a quality of professionalism ...

Right off the bat we’re going to make it clear that this article in no way is meant to represent or provide legal advice. That should have gotten your attention - as should an office romance at your small business.


Before thinking “I’ve got a policy against that” and clicking out, you might want to read on as, while it isn’t legal advice, you’re sure to encounter some food for thought that just might save your business.


Outside of online match making services, ...

With summer just around the corner we are once again seeing a noticeable increase in advertising whether it be on television, radio, newspapers, magazines, or social media related to losing weight (the last onslaught was, of course, during the months of December, January, and February – when was the last time you checked in on your resolutions?)


Certainly we support the notion of maintaining a healthy weight for, well, health reasons. And small business owners should as well, ...

Innovation, creativity, and flexibility have become a small business battle cry in the last few years – and appropriately so. We found (find) ourselves in new and different economic territory where what may have once worked no longer works (or as well.) When faced with the new or different, logic will tell you that you’re going to need to respond to and embrace “new and different” in your small business as well.


Yet, with all the attention focused on innovation, creativity, ...