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Business success/fail rates

I was listening to a webinar drone on, and they had a slide that showed business failure rate, this went by quickly, so I looked up the data and found this: According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics (BLS), the failure rate for new businesses is: First year:...

My dad was not always right

Growing up my dad told me to do a number of things, at times I thought he was nuts. But in my dotage, I see the wisdom in what he said. Unfortunately, what he needed to do was explain it better to his dim-witted son better first. Yet, on one occasion I was correct,...

My dad was right

Growing up my dad told me to do a number of things, at times I thought he was nuts. But in my dotage, I see the wisdom in what he said. Unfortunately, what he needed to do was explain it better to his dim-witted son better first. When I was a teen, I was afraid of...

My dad was right

Growing up my dad told me to do a number of things, at times I thought he was nuts. But in my dotage, I see the wisdom in what he said. Unfortunately, what he needed to do was explain it better to his dim-witted son better first. During the Carter administration, my...

My dad was right

Growing up my dad told me to do a number of things, at times I thought he was nuts. But in my dotage, I see the wisdom in what he said. Unfortunately, what he needed to do was explain it better to his dim-witted son better first. I forget when exactly he told me, I...

The American Dream

Recently I have been talking to my kids and they believe that the US is not headed in the right direction.  They feel that the “American Dream” is no longer possible.  They are not alone. A recent Wall Street Journal/NORC poll of 1,502 U.S. adults reveals this stark...

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