By Doug Baarman It was the high school cheer banquet and my daughter had completed her fourth and final year on the squad earning the honor of team captain. All of the seniors are able to speak and it was her turn to take the podium. She took us back to the beginning...

I recently read an article by Liz Sara, the Founder and Managing Director of Best Marketing and an entrepreneur-in-residence at the Dingman Center of Entrepreneurship. Her article addressed entrepreneurs and their need to find their value proposition. I am sharing a...

I recently read an article by Henry Evans (if you do not follow his blog, you may want to check it out here.). He calls himself ‘The Hour A Day Entrepreneur’ and has great advice for small business owners. As an independent meeting planner in the hospitality industry,...

For many years, my family had an idea that eventually evolved into a goal of moving to a different house (one with a better layout for our needs). We finally took action last month and will be spending the holidays in our new home. The delay my family experienced in...