According to JD Power surveys, 49% of small businesses are financially unhealthy. That fact, coupled with their discovery that 89% of small businesses use credit cards for business purchases, can lead to danger. Especially, when we learn that the average interest rate on credit cards rose to 21% in February from 14% in 2022. Borrowing money ...

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The break-neck pace of work today tells us that we can’t stand still or we will fall behind. The accelerating pace of new technology creates an exhausting sense that we need to urgently get to the next big thing. But when we focus too much on what’s next, we miss being present in the moment. ...

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As we celebrate our nation’s 250th anniversary, I’m highlighting some foundational pillars for business that our Founding Fathers established. The fifth pillar is intellectual property rights. Our Founders were creative and forward thinking when it came to protecting inventors, authors, and artists. The Constitution proclaims, “To promote the progress of science and useful arts, by ...

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