‘Twas the Month Before New Years | Weekly Report for December 10, 2021
‘Twas the month before New Years, and all through the house, our Main-iacs were stirring, all clicking the mouse. The New Year will be here in 21 days, so here’s 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…
The Cold Call Is Dead | Weekly Report for August 6, 2021
There, I said it. The Wall Street Journal predicted this in 2006. And just like the YellowPages, payphones, and pagers, they’re not coming back. And for the record, I do not…
Seek and Ye Shall Find | Weekly Report for July 23, 2021
It’s a VERY tough labor market. Less than two-thirds of Americans are participating in the labor force. The unemployment rate is low (Virginia’s is currently 4.3%) and new jobs are created every…