Avoid (Profit) Death by 1,000 Cuts

Death by 1,000 Cuts. Sounds awful doesn’t it? Something only to be found in horror movies. Until outlawed in 1905, Slow Slicing (a.k.a. Death by 1,000 Cuts) was a form of torture and execution in China. Unfortunately it still persists today. In your business....

Who Stole Olivia's Profit? #Biz2Beach

Every summer there’s a short list of highly anticipated blockbuster movies. 2014 is no different with a new installment in X-Men, Transformers, Angelina Jolie re-imagining Maleficient, and Profit, Murder, and a Desperate Cephalopod. Watch this witty short to be...

Customer Service Shouldn't Be Self-Serving

Are you all about the customer? Do you read customer service horror stories and swear “That will NEVER be me!” or “I’d never do that!”? That’s a good attitude. Admirable even. Except for one little thing. You’re not focusing...

Kidproof Your Small Biz Profits

For the past two days my Kindergartner has been at home unexpectedly. The polar vortex has struck again in Minnesota, with temperatures nearing -20 degrees and wind chills dipping down to -37! Snow storms, illness (projectile vomiting is the worst), or problems with...

What will You Learn in the Cave on Dagobah?

Entering unknown territory is scary. Add in fog, a cryptic teacher, and larger than life nemesis and you get the cave on Dagobah. In The Empire Strikes Back Luke Skywalker decides to enter a creepy cave during his Jedi training with Master Yoda. Although Yoda tells...