Attitude of Gratitude | Weekly Report for November 26, 2021
The Madison+Main-iacs took the day off yesterday to celebrate delightful and delicious Thanksgiving feasts with family and friends. Although we all have a lot to be thankful for – including a…
The Turkey Day Weekend | Weekly Report for November 19, 2021
November is a big month for small business. There’s Thanksgiving, Black Friday, Small Business Saturday, Cyber Monday, and Giving Tuesday — all stuffed together in six days. (Almost as stuffed as I’ll be next Thursday.) Thanksgiving…
Help Wanted? | Weekly Report for November 12, 2021
The first job I ever had was at Brookville Drug Store. I worked for $3.35 per hour delivering prescriptions. I was 16 and it was 1984. At first, I rode a…
Stop the Spam | Weekly Report for November 5, 2021
As a nuanced expert in four-letter words, I really have an overused one, in particular, this election cycle. Stop. STOP. I send the word STOP via text to someone every…
Trick or Retreat? | Weekly Report for October 29, 2021
Having a Halloween birthday is epic. It has always been more of a blessing than a curse. Pros: Everyone gets dressed up, there’s plenty of candy, I always have a party to…
The Green Rush | Weekly Report for October 22, 2021
Greetings from fabulous Las Vegas, Nevada, where I have been “working” all week. In support of FlwrPwr, our latest venture, M+M Communications Director and biz partner Kent Brockwell and I…
It’s ON A BOAT! | Weekly Report for October 15, 2021
The price of disposable rubber gloves that cooks use at the Texas Inn were $60 per case in 2019. During the COVID-19 pandemic, the price tripled to $180 per case. I get…
Twitter Left Me | Weekly Report for October 8, 2021
I was on Twitter before Twitter was cool. At one point, I amassed more than 30,000 followers on the platform, since joining in 2008. In the early days of Twitter, between 2006…
Sweet 16 | Weekly Report for October 1, 2021
On September 30, 2005, seven companies received their business licenses in the city of Richmond. 16 years later, Madison and Main, LLC is the only one left standing. I am extremely humbled…
Here Lies Dave | Weekly Report for September 24, 2021
I’m about to let one R.I.P. It’s never too early to think about death, even your own. We all think about death sometimes. I went to the doctor a few…