Last week my blog was about my view of technology and small business over the course of the past 29 years.  This week I want to talk about the internet based world of technology today and what it means to my business and to our clients’ businesses. 
Public relations used to be the practice of approaching [...]

It’s tough to be optimistic about the economy today.  The market remains volatile on a daily basis, the unemployment rate is the highest it has been in 25+ years, G.E. is in trouble (read the NY Times article from this past Sunday), I could go on and on.
However, Justin Fox from TIME magazine had some thoughts this morning about [...]

During an amazing two-week adventure in western and southern Ireland, I saw and tasted dozens and dozens of loaves of soda bread.  What I found to be most fascinating were the variations in taste, texture and color.  While some differences were more subtle, others were more dramatic, including the addition of such ingredients as caraway [...]

I am getting into Twitter more every day.  It’s exciting to see which companies and brands are using Twitter and how they’re using it to promote their business and/or product.  Last week I went to Voicebox (www.voiceboxpdx.com), a new karaoke hot spot in Portland.  It’s not a typical karaoke bar; you rent private rooms for 10-12 people.  [...]

I had the pleasure of sitting in on a middle market private equity company’s annual meeting last week in Chicago. It’s always interesting to get different perspectives and predictions on the state of the economy and the timeframe of its recovery… as well as how that recovery will actually happen.
A private equity investor with a [...]