Become a millionaire by seeking growth

Nurture the growth potential of your stock investments, real estate holdings and your own career. In this How to Reach $1 Million special report, you’ll see how following five cardinal rules of business management can pay off for you personally. You’ll...

Should Business Partners Compete With Each Other?

Sometimes I can be a little competitive. I really wanted to be on the winning relay team in my beginner swim training. I admit that I was gunning for the top grade in my legal writing class back in law school. And my fierceness can be a little over-the-top when it...

Business Should Always Be Personal

“It’s not personal. It’s just business.” No phrase has been so abused by people doing business (except perhaps synergy) — when in fact nothing could be farther from the truth. Business should always be personal. Business is about people....

Americans’ wealth tops pre-recession high … sorta

By Tami Luhby @Luhby June 6, 2013: 4:19 PM ET   NEW YORK (CNNMoney) Americans’ collective wealth hit a record $70.3 trillion in the first quarter of 2013, seemingly wiping out all the losses from the recession. The previous high had been $68.1 trillion in the...

Meausure of US Consumer Confidence at Six-Year High

WASHINGTON (AP) — A measure of U.S. consumer confidence jumped to its highest level in almost six years in May, lifted by rising home prices and record stock market gains. Greater confidence could help revive spending in coming months. The University of Michigan said...

Report: passion trumps money for small businesses

      Andy Giegerich Sustainable Business Oregon editor- Portland Business Journal   A new small business study, engineered by two Oregon firms, suggests that entrepreneurs are more driven by the potential for freedom and the chance to work at a...