Wealthy People

The latest issue of KPMG Health Care Insider leads with a story suggesting that there is a shortage of surgeons in many areas, and offers lessons learned for hospitals - and practices -...

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(Blogger's Note: Due to travel itinerary the next blog will appear on Monday, Dec. 11.)Just when you think, you have garnered as many kudos for excellent service as you could possibly muster...

I don´t know anyone who doesn´t begin reviewing the past year right about now. Of course, it has to do with performance, year-end reports, financial statements, presenting to the board of director´s, partners,...

To many people, physicians are all wealthy and of course would be happy to donate to every cause. As a small business, I get my fair share of phone calls and mail. A...

A few interesting comments arrived in my inbox following the sustainable conference posting last week. You have urged me to say a bit more or berated me for not covering more about this...

This is a broad-brush view of the process of getting investment from venture capitalists or angel investors.

Recently we were contacted by a client who was frustrated that her marketing efforts were not producing results like she expected. In an attempt to address her concerns, we realized how many...

Ever passed by those little carts on the mall and wonder how in the world they ever stay in business? I´ll tell how how. They make, on average, about a quarter of a...

Not too long ago, I received a question from a reader. She wanted to know if it is possible to use profits from a business she owns with her husband to pay off...

Aim high or low, and skip the middle. The American middle class is shrinking, and for retailers that means that high-end and low-end stores do better than stores that target the middle market....

So you started your own business thinking it would propel into the big leagues of shiny cars and big mansions, but for some reason that hasn't happened yet. Could it be that you...

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I love seeing young people starting businesses. Especially since young people have,"...more time then money." It is especially interesting to see how young people are using social sites like MySpace.com and Facebook.com to...

This week's blockbuster news is that the two richest men in the United States are teaming up to save the world. Warren Buffett stunned the smart crowd by deciding to pour $31 billion...

As I´ve talked about working from home this past week in previous posts I wanted to address the area of work-at-home scams. I´ve seen many mothers fall for some work-at-home scams and I´ve...

You never know who you will sit next to on a plane. As legends go, Fran Drescher found herself on a flight next to a producer and spent the entire two hour flight...

As I´ve written before in this blog-actually, in my last post-angel investing is the bane of entrepreneurs. Historically, it´s been even worse, almost non-existent, for women, who for a myriad of reasons, don´t...

Raising "family & friends" money or angel funding has been the bane of entrepreneurs since the chicken-or the egg. But the boom of the 1990´s brought to light the problem and since, even...