Uncle Ben’s Rice

Uncle Ben’s Rice is a combination of fact and fiction.  The company started in 1943, the company was originally called “Rice Products, Inc.”. The company was renamed in 1946 to “Uncle Ben’s Incorporated”. The farmer’s name was Ben; hence the name, Uncle Ben’s rice....

Longevity

As I was reading a biography om Hershey and Mars, I learned that three chocolate companies that were started in the late 19th century are still in existence.  I was flabbergasted. Since the book was written in the 1990’s, I thought I needed to verify that they do...

Failure before success

Most true entrepreneurs will crash and burn several times before they find the correct course for themselves. In fact, I feel that I cheated a bit, I slowly moved into my own business, it started as a side gig.  Then, I had a worked as fractional CFO for a couple of...

Own a job, not a business.

You own your own business and make a decent living.  Could you sell your business if you wanted to?  Of do you actually own a job with client(s) who would leave if you  thought about selling? I know a number of franchises are really built around owning a job and...

Real wealth –

I have been working with clients this tax season, who are well into the top 10% of US taxpayers, none of them consider themselves wealthy.  Even those whom I know are the truly wealthy. During a recent webinar, they defined real wealth by having  passive income...

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