On June 28th, 2018, I was asked this question."If you had $1000 in your pocket and had to start over with a new business, knowing no one you know now, what would you do?"My answer back in 2018 was (summarized), "in-person networking and in-person eve...

Howdy folks!I'm getting my booth ready for the 4th hole of the 2020 Hillsboro Chamber Golf Scramble tomorrow. It's Western themed, and well partner, y'all are gonna love the Wild West themed prizes I brought in on my horse from the range. I'll be pos...

Dianne sat down at a table with six other women.The women were all roughly between fifty and seventy years of age.The hotel conference room was set with many round tables and remnants of snacks, desserts, and crumbs littered the tables, as conference...

For my local Hillsboro and Beaverton area Cowgirls and Cowboys. We have a booth at one of the holes for the Wild West themed Hillsboro Chamber Golf Scramble which was postponed. BUT, a few teams dropped out for the new date, so their loss could be y...

The dry conditions and unseasonable wind storm we just had has created the perfect store for wildfires.There are very serious fires around the west coast - one large fire burning and causing evacuations is less than 20 miles from my home office where...

There's a song by a band called Fountains of Wayne who are fabulous storytellers, that is called "Richie And Ruben." It's about these two friends of the narrator who keep opening businesses saying, "we've got it made" but the narrator "still hasn't g...

Let's be honest with ourselves.Some of your past clients were thankless jerks who didn't deserve your time.But how do you stop that from happening again?If you run a restaurant or a tap house, or a retail store, you can't stop them from coming in to...

Hi there, I know Summer is a time for most people to take a little time off, unless you're in some industries like Real Estate, then this is your peak money-making season! But for most of you, it's time to slow down a little before getting back on tr...