Can We Afford to Continue Serving Small Clients?
As much as I like to help our small clients, we might have to start introducing them to other options if we want to meet our sales goals and remain profitable.

Why Won't the S.B.A. Lend Directly to Small Businesses?
In the current Congress, the House has twice passed legislation calling for direct S.B.A. loans.

The Secret to Having Happy Employees
If you haven't seen it, I suggest you watch "The Caine Mutiny." Basically, one guy takes apart the ship. He was unhappy.

How We Got Everyone Focused on Cash Flow
When we exceed the market, our people earn more than their peers in the industry.

How a Lawyer Can Help You Sell Your Business
Lawyers who are experienced with assisting buyers and sellers of businesses will have developed checklists and contracts to cover the issues common to these transactions.

Do All Small Businesses Need a Mobile Strategy?
From the Mobile World Congress come tips, lessons, and strategies for even the smallest of small businesses.

About That Garden ... a Postscript
I look forward to landing a chef who can prepare a delicious halibut with Myrrhis odorata on a bed of Streptopus amplexifolius.

Do You Know Your Critical Number?
Our philosophy has been that if you are trying to get your employees to think like owners, you should make it fun and make sure there's something in it for them.

S.B.A. Readies Remedy for Bias Against Women in Federal Contracting
The agency has found 83 industries where women-owned small businesses are "under-represented or substantially under-represented."

About That Garden ...
The garden would quietly tell the world that we were awake and trying to grow the spring onions for their salads and the tarragon for their fish. Everyone loved the garden. Except my horticulturist.