Remember when bullying prevention was a big deal in the media? Where has all the coverage gone? It is doubtful that bullying has simply ceased. October is still National Bullying Prevention Month. But did you see any coverage on it? This post was originally written in 2012, but I'm updating it today because bullying continues and it can ruin or even end lives. Before I say anything else, I encourage you to listen to this message from one very wise TV anchorwoman and share it with … [Read more...]
Incorporating Charities and Kindness into Your Small Business
One of the most fulfilling things that you can do as a small business is to find a way to give back. Oh, you already thought of that? Good job! True, there are some companies for which charitable giving doesn’t matter. But often times, people are interested in looking into doing some sort of giving back, volunteering in their communities, or some sort of philanthropy. It is just that either they haven’t directly thought of doing so or they don’t know how. Small Biz Trends found that … [Read more...]
Why Low Cost Focus Destroys Economies ~ Small Business Improves Standard of Living
Kaufman is one of those rare cities fortunate to still have a thriving downtown, small businesses and no Wal-Mart, Lowes, or Home Depot. How long that happy circumstance will last and small businesses survive remains to be seen because it was through lucky circumstance and not local awareness that Wal-Mart has not yet built there. They do have experience with what happens to small businesses when a multi-national corporation expands. Kaufman had three family owned pharmacies. Two have … [Read more...]
February 11, 2014 Declared #TheDayWeFightBack #stopthensa
The NSA is so out of control that the authors of the Patriot Act are the sponsors of the leading bill to rein it in. The NSA "has secretly broken into the main communications links that connect Yahoo and Google data centers around the world."— THE NEW YORK TIMES … [Read more...]
Why Big Companies Like to Donate Big to Big Brothers, Big Sisters
Corporations today have a responsibility to not just turn a profit while consuming resources present in the world, but also to do what they can to ensure that they leave a better environment for posterity. It is for this reason that a large amount of organizations enjoy making financial donations to charitable groups like Big Brothers Big Sisters. … [Read more...]