...I represent a fair number of people each year who are buying or selling small businesses, and one thing is universally true: whenever there's a problem in a business sale, it almost invariably comes from the landlord of the business premises... More >>

By dumb luck, I was able to pay for my own college. I was only 17 when I started college. Since I didn't like school, my first thought was to go during the summers. If I went during the summer, I could get it over with faster. Then I thought, I don't want to be 20 years old and working full time... More >>

I graduated in 1968, after a New York State Regents scholarship paid for my entire education. I also worked summers to pay for books and to help at home, as my dad was disabled... More >>

After college, I had the opportunity to take a job in my hometown. The pay was so low, I would have to live at home. My mother said 'No'. She said if I didn't break out of my comfort zone and spread my wings at that time, I never would... More >>

...Show me a full-time corporate employee these days and I will show you an entrepreneur looking to break free. Everyone needs a 'Plan B' for their career plan... More >>

...When my daughter was in the first grade, her best friend's family bought a large new house. Both parents worked, and my daughter's friend bragged incessantly about having the biggest, best house in the neighborhood... More >>

If you have spent years building a successful business on your website and social media pages, sooner or later you will think about selling it. But selling a Web-based business is different - a lot different - from selling a 'brick and mortar' business... More >>

Fourteen years ago, as a newly married college student, I was preparing to enter the workforce to help at-risk children and youth... More >>

...A while back, I found myself almost wishing I had a serious dilemma or major life problem so that I would have the excuse to call you and talk to you... More >>

...When my husband and I first agreed that I should stay home to raise our children, it was a struggle. My husband picked up extra shifts to make ends meet, and we scrimped and saved... More >>