Many will read this and think, “Sounds like Craig needs to cunningly wax philosophic to extricate himself from a deplorable situation.” And while I used a similar line in referring to Barabas (oh, those old playwrights and their symbolism) in Marlowe’s, “The Jew of Malta” for a term paper more than 40 years ago, this […]
Among the most frequent questions I get from entrepreneurs is what grants are available for new businesses and how do I get a business loan. Securing business capital can be frustrating and defeating for many individuals who dream of turning their unique ideas into small businesses. Grants are nearly non-existent for most startups unless local […]
I’ve written it before and undoubtedly will do so again. The best way to find out what small business owners think is to ask them. As editor of a business journal, I enjoy that privilege nearly every day. The National Federation of Independent Business also does so in a survey the small business advocacy group […]
Just two short weeks ago, I did. And I recommend it for anyone considering the journey home. My other recommendation: Don’t wait until you’ve looked death in the face to do it. That was my journey last summer. It’s also the reason I booked the trip the second I saw the post from one of […]
Community health centers across the country are recognized each August for providing preventive and primary care services to nearly 32 million people. MarillacHealth is one of 20 health centers serving one in every seven Coloradans. Many are familiar with Marillac’s 36-year-old mission of providing affordable, high-quality care to persons of lower income. Marillac provides medical, […]
Yeah, I’m going to complain about the new Grand Junction High School. And yes, I’m still going to be silly enough to believe presenting the thoughts I’ve put into ink on paper for the past two decades will be read and absorbed by folks who’re already screaming talking points at me for how wrong I […]
Back-to-school season is here, meaning parents will shop for clothes, shoes and supplies for their children — and discover the costs of those goods have increased substantially since last year. Gary Wolfram, an economist and author of “A Capitalist Manifesto,” wrote: “When you can buy less of all goods with the same amount of money, […]
The consumer sits in an interesting place in the United States economy. Consumer spending accounts for nearly 70 percent of gross domestic product — the broad measure of goods and services produced in the country. Moreover, consumption constitutes the endpoint of the economic process. But the consumer also is, as I have argued many times, […]
I complain a lot — at least to anyone willing to put up with my incessant whining — about the stress I endure as editor of a business journal. My stress varies in intensity from merely bothersome to full-blown apocalyptic depending on how much work I have to complete and how close the next deadline […]
Yes, I know it goes, “John Brown’s body lies a-mouldering in the grave …” from the top 10 hit from the 1860s. But for you progressives reading this, it’s a play on words. I also know someone wrote a neat book back in the day about how Democrats and Bill Clinton treated his old Commerce […]