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Intellectual properties

Was watching the “Food That Made America” and they showed how C.W. Post stole the recipes for their breakfast cereals from the Kellogg brothers. This was when America was much younger and people more ruthless and had no regard for others and their intellectual...

Success

Had an interesting conversation with my eldest son. At times it seems like I have to have the same conversations with my kids over and over again… #1 was stating that succeeding in the US today was near impossible, unlike in the past. I told him he was full of it and...

996

In the early 19th century, Robert Owen raised the demand for a ten-hour day in 1810 and instituted it in his socialist enterprise at New Lanark. By 1817 he had formulated the goal of the eight-hour day and coined the slogan: “Eight hours’ labour, Eight...

Zoom to impress

I guess I have not been taking my Zoom call as seriously as I should.  Granted I have not had that many meetings with clients, but I do have a monthly BOD call with a NFP client.  But I have not been as worried about my background as others apparently have. I stumbled...

Evolution

Radio was worried about tv, tv was worried about cable, cable was worried about streaming services.  Now streaming services have a worry. Premium video services are increasingly worried about social media sites, such as TikTok, YouTube, Facebook and Twitch, where...

Business maintenance

As the year winds down, I suggest that you take some time to work on your business, rather than in your business.  Never mind that you should have already started your planning for 2021, since you are working to complete your tax and business goals for 2020. First...

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