Southern Europe

So just how bad is it going to get?

The New Yorker says “Big Is Beautiful” and small businesses have been overhyped. But like other critics of small businesses, they’re missing the point.

A plan to forgive 50 percent of Greece's sovereign debt is likely to avert what could have turned into a global financial disaster.

If the settlement of the U.S. debt ceiling issue was supposed to calm markets, it did little to stop global stock markets from plummeting more than 4 percent today.

Greece's ongoing debt saga will certainly impact U.S. small business, no matter how the story ends.

The Euro continues to flounder, and the U.S. Dollar is looking better. But a strong Dollar isn't necessarily the best way to fuel the economic recovery.

I’d always thought that if I could navigate a round-a-bout while sitting on the opposite side of the road, and with the steering wheel on the opposite side of the car (I hadn’t...

David and I happily settle into our new village home in Altea, but, suddenly, something goes terribly wrong.

David and I make a decision and finally move forward with our lives.

David and I make a decision and finally move forward with our lives.

Your franchise may be successful in your native country, but can it work in the United States? Here are three strategies that non-U.S.-based franchisors have used successfully.

Traveling to new places does open the door to unfamiliar customs and cultures and moving and working in these places can mean an extra element of personal risk. I try to be educated,...

We experience the rain in Spain and make another trip to Altea to visit a business for sale.

Threatens to sue tiny restaurant into oblivion if it doesn’t change its name.

I experience love at first sight and immediately know that my life has been changed forever.

I meet girls from David's past and marvel at how we ended up together.

In search for a business of our own, we visit one location with visions of what it could become. However, we quickly leave as soon as we find out what it really is.

The highly successful work of Dr. Peter Pronovost in reducing in-hospital infection through the use of checklists has a direct application to managerial practice. Incorporate checklists in your management training materials!

The reality of my overseas move hits me hard, and I surrender to a moment of self pity.