This cartoon came from a scrap of paper on which I’d drawn a graph and then scribbled something underneath in the middle of the night. In the dark. Without my glasses. So, needless to say, I... Read more

There are many benefits of using Slack for small businesses. From enhancing team communication, to sharing files with team members, this cloud-based collaboration service brings a wealth of... Read more

You run a shop on Shopify and you’re wanting to give your sales a boost. It could be time to start taking advantage of Shopify apps. Though with so many apps available, how do you know which... Read more

Learning entrepreneurial skills at a young age can be incredibly beneficial, both for kids that end up running businesses as adults and for those who go on to pursue more traditional career... Read more

Family businesses are a huge part of America’s economic landscape. But some 70 percent of family businesses do not outlast the first generation, according to Harvard Business Review.  And of... Read more

Security, whether it is in the physical or digital world, is a big issue for businesses of all sizes.  With data breaches costing companies millions in the digital world, and inventory shrin... Read more

People celebrate the start of a business, and certainly celebrate the years a business has been operating. But apart from all this celebrating, there is a lot of hard work necessary to grow... Read more

I love to pull ideas from Mother Goose and fairy tales for my cartoons, but there’s a rich vein of childrens’ literature that I need to remind myself to mine more often. Plus then I get to d... Read more

Small independent grocery store in 2018 need a new edge against growing competition from national chains and even online giants like Amazon. But with so much change in the industry, it is st... Read more

Mastering the art of small talk is just as important to growing your business as great marketing and advertising. Handled the right way, these icebreaker conversations can cement budding bus... Read more