’Tis the season. Tax filing season, that is. Between now and April 15, the work will continue to sort through records, do the math and fill out forms. According to one estimate, business taxpayers spend an average of 24 hours completing federal income tax returns — a total that includes record keeping, tax planning and […]
Yeah. And they’re mostly negative. And not just because I occasionally listen to Glenn Beck and his end times ministry to sell stuff. These are actually things I see and surmise for myself. As my freedom bone must disclose, they’re simply listed here and they’re completely voluntary to be read, agreed to and certainly will […]
I’ve worked for a lot of bosses, both good and bad. Who hasn’t? It’s a universal constant of the workplace, no less immutable than gravity. Maybe my experience is a bit different in that my good bosses have outnumbered the bad. What’s more, I’ve never faced the prospect of quitting a job that became so […]
The Grand Valley might not rival Silicon Valley in terms of the overall economic output of innovative technology companies. But there’s ample anecdotal evidence of a growing tech sector locally involved in work unrivaled anywhere in California — or elsewhere, for that matter. By evidence, consider if nothing else the increasing number of stories published […]
I strive with every issue of the Business Times to shower readers with my wit and wisdom. I’m almost always successful. In fact, I’m something of an expert when it comes to writing newspaper columns. Yeah, right. If nothing else, I’m realistic enough to know what I don’t know about writing newspaper columns — or […]
When I became regional administrator at the U.S. Small Business Administration, I never would have imagined the many positive experiences and challenges I’ve encountered during my visits across the Rocky Mountain region. Twelve months, six states and nearly 10,000 miles later, I’ve taken the road less traveled by and learned the small business vitality of […]
I keep a three-ring binder in a desk drawer at work. The binder contains lists of stories that have appeared in the Business Times — one page for each issue. There are exactly 597 pages crammed into the binder, a paper weight that totals nearly 8 pounds. I share this information not so much to […]
Yup, that’s what I’m going to urge in this column. It’s time to find the doers. To get behind the people who keep their promises. To elevate those who make their community better for citizens. It’s time to make a stand with those who do what’s right. Of course, I’m talking about absolutely no one […]
What’s your resolution for 2019? What’s your business resolution, that is? What do you hope to accomplish at work during the coming year? Most business owners and managers just naturally strive to do better in one fashion or another: to better manage employees and processes, provide better products and services to customers and ultimately make […]
Well folks, another year has come and is almost gone. I don’t know the reasons why this year seems like it’s been speed-of-light faster than previous years. Maybe it’s because I have a daughter driving and a year and a half away from completing high school. Maybe it’s because my little one is now a […]