I received an invitation from our bank to attend a complimentary seminar luncheon titled “The Effect of the New Health Care Law on Your Small Business.” Some of the questions to be addressed are: How will your insurance plans change? How will you purchase insurance [...]

It’s that time of year for the all-American past time – baseball! Time to put on the home-team jersey, tailgate with family and friends, cheer the team on to victory and sing “Take me out to the ballgame” during the seventh inning stretch. And going [...]

Although we have four seasons in the year, this is the time of the year that reminds me of another season: orange barrels, road work and the start of tow shows. A rep from the department of public works stopped by my office to drop [...]

Every business needs a support system in place to survive. You need a banker, insurance agent, accountant and lawyer to help manage your business. You can handle the day-to-day running of your business, but in certain instances — getting a loan, understanding the new health [...]

I am totally out of it today. I was out of the office for three days and came back to a mess on my desk. Not a good way to start your morning. Mail is piled up, phone messages, faxes and daily book work. Guess [...]

This Sunday is a special day to celebrate our moms — Mother’s Day. In a way, I really think all women are mothers — whether they have given birth to a child or not. One definition of “mother” is a female parent. Case in point: [...]

Modern technology has helped a lot to present a clear picture or story about even minor incidents at a truck accident scene. With smartphones and digital cameras, photos can be taken and video can be recorded at the scene and sent directly to the company [...]

My husband listens to talk radio in his office. I like to listen too, but I find my blood pressure goes up when some topics are being discussed and listeners call in and offer — in my opinion — some really stupid, weird, off-the-wall thoughts [...]

I’m kind of bummed because I missed the first big tow show of the year – the Florida Tow Show, which advertises sun, fun and tow trucks. I’m all for sun and fun – especially because of 38-degree temperatures and dark, cloudy skies here in [...]

Like many of you, my husband and I have been trying to come up with something to help grow our business. And when I say grow, I mean the bottom line on the balance sheet. Expenses seem to grow all the time, but lately the [...]