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Home mortgage outlook in limbo, as Treasury yields soar upward

At the last Federal Reserve meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee, the arm of the Federal Reserve that sets interest rates, voted to hold interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting. While the [...]
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Comey indicted again, as DOJ sweep continues

For the second time in as many years, former FBI Director James Comey was indicted last week, this time over a photo posted to his Instagram account. It is the second indictment brought against [...]
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Trump curbs tech restrictions ahead of China summit

The long-awaited, high stakes summit between U.S. President Donald Trump and President Xi Jingping of China is still scheduled to take place May 14-15, in Beijing, according to the White House, after having been [...]
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OCED report warns of pending inflation spike, citing war and growth slowdown

In their latest published report, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) stated that due in large part to the escalating Middle East conflict, inflation is expected to move noticeably higher in the coming [...]
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Tensions rise in the Strait, as both U.S. and Iran exchange ultimatums

As traffic through the Strait of Hormuz has dropped to a trickle compared to travel prior to the start of the U.S./Israel-Iran conflict, President Donald Trump has continued to not only offer the security of [...]

Cyclospora outbreak raises concern over safety of food supply

August 6, 2026 0

Michigan has reported the first two deaths in what has become a sprawling cyclosporiasis outbreak, reaching across multiple states and potentially numerous food sources. cyclosporiasis, an intestinal illness caused by the Cyclospora parasite, is generally […]

The Afternoon a Prospect Told Me the Deal Was Decided Before Our First Call

August 6, 2026 0

In March 2026 I opened a discovery call expecting to run our usual introduction, and the founder on the other end stopped me inside the first minute. He said he had already decided to […]

Home mortgage outlook in limbo, as Treasury yields soar upward

August 6, 2026 0

At the last Federal Reserve meeting, the Federal Open Market Committee, the arm of the Federal Reserve that sets interest rates, voted to hold interest rates steady for the fifth consecutive meeting. While the […]

How SMEs Can Prepare Financially Before Expanding Into a New Market

August 5, 2026 0

For many small and medium-sized businesses, expansion feels exciting at first—until the numbers start asking tougher questions. A new market can bring more customers, stronger revenue, and long-term growth, but it also comes with […]

Strategic Marketing When the Buyer Is 3,000 Miles Away: Lessons From Cross-Border Luxury Real Estate

August 5, 2026 0

TLDR: Selling a six-figure purchase to someone who has never met you, in a market they have never visited, forces a marketing discipline most businesses never build: answer the disqualifying questions before the persuasive […]

The Leadership Skills I Needed Most Weren’t in Any Book I Read While Building This Company

August 5, 2026 0

I read a lot of leadership books in my early years running AppMakers USA. Good ones, too – the kind that get recommended in every founder circle. I absorbed the frameworks, took notes on […]

The Marketing Dashboard That Looked Green While a Client’s Pipeline Quietly Went Flat

by Kartik Chugh in Business Management 0

In March 2026, one of our B2B SaaS clients sent me a screenshot of their marketing dashboard with a note on it that said “best month yet.” Sessions were up, social impressions were up, [...]

The Bad Hire Got More Expensive: Why Hiring Integrity Is Now a Line Item

August 2, 2026 0

For most of my career, hiring mistakes lived in the HR column. A bad hire was a people problem: awkward, regrettable, and eventually managed out. In 2026, that framing is obsolete, and business owners [...]
Employee engagement starts earlier than many business leaders and hiring specialists realize. Leave a great first impression with this useful advice. Employee Engagement Starts Earlier Than You Think

July 7, 2026 0

Many business owners focus on employee engagement after someone accepts a job offer, but the process begins much earlier. Every interaction shapes how candidates view your company and whether they feel excited about joining [...]
How a CEO’s Personal Brand Impacts Employee Happiness

June 16, 2026 0

Organizations want to create environments where people feel engaged, valued, and genuinely happy to contribute. Building an amazing workplace involves many moving parts, including policies, leadership development, culture design, and employee experience initiatives. Among [...]

AI Doesn’t Rank Brands—It Selects Sources

May 5, 2026 Comments Off on AI Doesn’t Rank Brands—It Selects Sources

For years, businesses fought for one thing: visibility on Google. Today, the game has changed. Now, they’re fighting to be mentioned by artificial intelligence. And here’s the uncomfortable part: AI is no longer deciding [...]
If ChatGPT Can’t Find You, Neither Can Your Next Investor

September 23, 2025 Comments Off on If ChatGPT Can’t Find You, Neither Can Your Next Investor

In 2019, a Google search of my name surfaced just one thing: my 2010 wedding announcement. Today, I don’t just own page one, I own the first four pages of results. And it’s not [...]
Ways To Improve Your Website’s Conversion Growth

September 4, 2025 Comments Off on Ways To Improve Your Website’s Conversion Growth

High website traffic is impressive, but without conversions, those numbers remain just numbers. For small and medium-sized business owners, improving conversion growth means turning visitors into loyal customers or clients. This guide provides clear, [...]

The Marketing Dashboard That Looked Green While a Client’s Pipeline Quietly Went Flat

July 23, 2026 0

In March 2026, one of our B2B SaaS clients sent me a screenshot of their marketing dashboard with a note on it that said “best month yet.” Sessions were up, social impressions were up, [...]
Why I Stopped Fighting to Keep My Flight Instructors

July 23, 2026 0

When people learn that I run a flight school, they tend to ask the same thing. How do you hold onto good instructors when the airlines keep poaching them? For a long time, that [...]
Cash Flow Lessons From Running a Marketing Agency Across Three Countries

June 16, 2026 0

TLDR: Running an agency across Morocco, the USA, and Dubai taught me that strategic decisions rarely fail because of bad strategy. They fail because the cash ran out before the strategy paid off. Here [...]
The Quiet Operating Habits That Separate Resilient Businesses From Fragile Ones

June 16, 2026 0

Every recession or rough quarter exposes the same truth. Businesses that look identical from the outside are wildly different on the inside. Two companies in the same industry with similar revenue can have completely [...]
From Chaos to Control: How Weekly Meetings and Empowerment Transform Small Businesses

June 5, 2026 Comments Off on From Chaos to Control: How Weekly Meetings and Empowerment Transform Small Businesses

For consultants working with Small and Mid-Sized Business Clients The Reality of the Small Business Owner Small business owners are among the hardest-working individuals you will encounter. They are constantly solving problems, approving jobs, [...]

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