There has been a recent surge of businesses being advised that Facebook is the only marketing strategy your business needs. I have had conversations with quite a few businesses that have been told that a company can increase its sales by using just Facebook for its marketing. Needless to say, I was shocked. I […]
We bought our first piece of real estate, a house, in 1988. I remember finding the house advertised in the Denver newspaper pullout as a HUD property. At the time, it was the best way to find a property. Sunday real estate advertisements were a primary method of marketing real estate. In today’s market there […]
It is the intention of wise business owners to increase the productivity of their team and to retain top talent. However, many find themselves stumped as to how to actually accomplish this. The most powerful and effective place to start is at the beginning. When you hire a new team member, they start out […]
“Simply unbelievable” was a response I coined back in the late 70’s and early 80’s to respond to questions about our boom and bust real estate cycle. It was an easy way for me to sound optimistic, and yet still tell the truth. When one queried “How are things […]
By preplanning, you are relieving your family of having to make important financial decisions during a period of great stress and emotion,” says Abel Chavez, of Callahan-Edfast Mortuary, “At this time, many loved ones may not be thinking clearly, and many, quite frankly, just overspend.” Preneed services allow someone to meet with counselors in […]
2012 is an important year for people planning their estates. Changes in the law are coming at us fast and furious from both the Colorado legislature and from Congress. For example, $5,000,000 is exempt from federal gift and estate taxes. For a married couple up to $10,000,000 can be exempt. For wealthy clients this is […]
Special to the Business Times There are currently 43.5 million Americans caring for a relative over the age of 50, according to the Family Caregiver Alliance. Many of these caregivers are over the age of 50 themselves. Approximately 10,000 baby boomers hit the age of 65 each day becoming both caregivers and those in need […]
Special to the Business Times from Mesa County With the aging of baby boomers, the demand for long term care programs, and the challenge to fund those programs, will continue to grow requiring creative and effective methods of delivering services in a cost effective way, to those in need. Mesa County, Colorado, implemented a project […]
Errol Snider, chief operating officer and executive vice president of hospital services at Family Health West in Fruita, has announced his impending retirement. Snider said he and his wife, Michele, who has directed the Oaks, an assisted-living facility operated by Family Health West, both will retire at the end of June. Errol Snider has worked […]
James Wilson, owner and head strength coach at MTB Strength Training Systems in Grand Junction, has been recognized as a leading expert in his field. America’s PremierExperts, an organization that honors experts across a wide array of industries who’re willing to share their knowledge with consumers as a public service, has acknowledged Wilson as an […]