I was talking to some people today about the hourly rate that people charge in specific professions in various industries. We were talking about numbers varying from say $30 to $500 an hour with professions such as a say a lawyer or a professional business consultant. It was kind of interesting to see people’s different
I was having a conversation with a friend who was talking about the advantages and disadvantages in making a publicly traded company. Essentially, the advantage in his view was that it can be easier to raise funds and you are essentially using other people’s money to help create something great. The main disadvantage is that
I was talking to a person recently on how one of his friends has created a successful business that generates five to six figures a year by selling toys/figures. He simply did it as a side project before since he had a lot of passion for it and surprisingly it has ballooned into a non
I was having a conversation recently at an event about the turnout rate. This one had free food which attracted a lot of people it seemed and in a different day it had door prizes with the turnout not being as good. Probably more coincidental than anything, but it kind of makes you wonder. From
I was watching that Kitchen nightmare show yesterday and there was an interesting theme that talked about how the general manager of the restaurant was ineffective in his role. The interesting comment was how he was being labeled as a person who was scamming and taking advantage of the owner of the restaurant by pretending
Today I was talking to a person who brought up a point on how sometimes you have to step back and sharpen yourself up before moving forward again. That then reminded me of this little story I was told about sharpening one’s axe to be more effective. Apparently this story can be told in different