Stylitics won the Wharton 2011 Business Plan Competition, beating out seven other finalists for the grand prize of $30,000 in cash and $15,000 in legal and accounting services. The competition, which is open to any student of the University of Pennsylvania, began in the fall of 2010, with 210 contestants. Stylitics motivates customers (with gifts […]
I read Michael Gerber’s eMyth Revisited in 2003, the same year I started my consulting practice. I felt that it gave me a roadmap to success as a consultant. The book opens by describing a woman who loves to bake, and her friends all suggest “you should be running a bakery.” So off she goes. […]
On March 9th of this year, Senator Mark Udall of Colorado introduced Senate Bill 509, the Small Business Enhancement Lending Act, a bill that would raise the permissible amount of Member Business Loans from the current cap of 12.25% to 27.5% of a Credit Union’s assets. In aggregate, Credit Unions ‘ Member Business Loans equaled […]
Last Sunday evening’s broadcast of the CBS news show “60 Minutes” raised some important questions about “Three Cups of Tea” author Greg Mortenson and the governance of the charity he founded, the Central Asia Institute (CAI). I watched the episode, reviewed the Central Asia Institute’s latest 990 form, and also read the CAI’s response to […]
Loans outstanding to small businesses hit a four year low of $652 billion in 2010, down 6.2% from the $695 billion outstanding at the end of 2009, according to a Small Business Administration study published in February, 2011 titled “Small Business Lending in the United States 2009-2010.” For purposes of the study, the SBA defines […]
Sbarro Inc. filed for chapter 11 bankruptcy protection on Monday, April 4th, joining a growing number of restaurant chains that have done the same, such as Uno Holdings, Claim Jumper Restaurants and the parent company of Charlie Brown’s Steakhouse., the “Nation’s Restaurant News” reported. If approved by the bankruptcy court, the company would be able […]
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