small business consulting  I lead a Saas company that provides help in the form of small business management and accounting software tools and know-how to thousands of startups and small businesses all over the world. Whenever I explain to folks I meet what I do, I always get asked the same question “Given my years of [...]

There must be many people around you who speak about self employment in glowing terms. No wonder you might be looking at jumping into the self employment bus too. But it might be too soon for you. Pause and think. Are you ready for self employment yet? A difficult question to answer, right? But wait, [...]

Here are ten reasons to combine business travel with vacation. You can double your vacation time Your vacations can be partly or wholly tax deductible Use the business travel budget to cover your transport costs (e.g. work flies you to Miami and back, so the cost of your vacation is really just accommodation for the [...]

There’s a new management breed springing up in high Paris society led by a motivational talking rat who happens to cook. Go to motivational speaker for more information. If you don’t believe me, watch Disney’s feature-length animation film, Ratatouille. The movie takes place in Paris and is about a rat named Remy who dreams of [...]

What do you want? Are you looking for financial security, professional acknowledgment, spiritual attainment? Do you want to fit better socially, or become more expressive creatively? Establish the goal that’s right for you. Then turn that goal from a dream into a desire. You want to realize that goal, not just wish for it. Aesop [...]