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The Technology Decision That’s Costing Your Business More Than You Think

There is a category of business expense that most small and medium business owners never review. It sits quietly on the credit card statement every month, often split across multiple cards and bank accounts, [...]
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Crypto Clarity Act falls short in key Senate vote

In a disappointing turn for the cryptocurrency industry, the years-in-the-making Crypto Clarity Act failed to get a majority of votes in the U.S. Senate, leaving the industry once again without a federally mandated set of [...]
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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 [...]

Jump in bond yields push mortgage, lending rates higher

September 29, 2026 0

The housing market took another downward turn last week, as the fixed rate for a 30-year mortgage rose to 7.18%, with some larger lenders charging as much as 7.37%. Due to increasing inflationary pressures, […]

The Succession Question Nobody Asks a Small Business: Who Approves the Work When You Are Gone?

September 29, 2026 0

TLDR: Most succession planning for small businesses is written about ownership, and ownership is the easy part. The harder question is who holds the standard for what leaves the building, because in most owner-led […]

The Technology Decision That’s Costing Your Business More Than You Think

September 29, 2026 0

There is a category of business expense that most small and medium business owners never review. It sits quietly on the credit card statement every month, often split across multiple cards and bank accounts, […]

Succession Transfers Judgment, Not Tasks

September 29, 2026 0

Most succession planning is built around the things that can be written down. Valuation, ownership structure, signing authority, who talks to the bank. That work is necessary and it is also the part that […]

Trump and Xi wrap up White House visit with great spectacle, little substance

September 25, 2026 0

For the second time this year, President Donald Trump sat down with Chinese President Xi Jinping for a White House gathering high on pageantry but low on substance. The two heads of state met […]

Trump talks tough at UN, predicts deal with Iran after election

September 24, 2026 0

Nearly 130 world leaders gathered for the United Nations General Assembly in New York this week to discuss issues ranging from the wars in Ukraine and Iran to the environment to the rapid development […]

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

by Kartik Chugh in Business Management Comments Off on The Marketing Dashboard That Looked Green While a Client’s Pipeline Quietly Went Flat

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, [...]

Hiring for a Job No One Supervises: Retention in Vacation-Rental Turnover Cleaning

September 24, 2026 0

Turnover cleaning for Airbnb and VRBO properties has a structural problem most hiring advice ignores: the person you hire works alone, inside someone else’s home, on a clock set by a guest’s checkout time [...]
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 Comments Off on Employee Engagement Starts Earlier Than You Think

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 [...]

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

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 Comments Off on Why I Stopped Fighting to Keep My Flight Instructors

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 Comments Off on Cash Flow Lessons From Running a Marketing Agency Across Three Countries

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 Comments Off on The Quiet Operating Habits That Separate Resilient Businesses From Fragile Ones

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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