One camp wants to set us free in this election, which do you think it is?
The uncertainty over this administration’s fiscal and regulatory policies have business owners sitting on their thumbs:
Steven Wynn, CEO of Wynn Resorts, said on Monday that he was sitting on his thumbs with over a billion dollars tied up… Continue reading
Who Loves You Baby
by Joy Overbeck
Political gurus tell us the candidate the voters find the most ““empathetic, “likable” and “caring” nearly always wins. This explains why, with the Middle East in flames, the economy a disaster, and suffering Americans waiting to… Continue reading
Waste Not. Want Not. SNAP Benefits.
In November 2008, it was 30 million. Almost four years later in September 2012, it has increased to 46.6 million. Am I talking about the increase in foreclosures…. Am I talking about the number of customers cancelling their Netflix account… Continue reading
Moody’s To Downgrade US If No Deal To Cut Debt/GDP Ratio
I ask each of you, “what would happen if your debt was double the size of your household income? How does your credit quality affect the prices your family pays for much needed goods?” Our country faces the same challenges.… Continue reading
Is Romney Too Rich to be President?
If you’re wealthy because of your success in business you’re pretty much an untouchable these days, a member of a maligned social caste in Barack Obama’s America of “transformative change.” Mitt Romney is so rich many wonder if he’s as… Continue reading
Should Public Employee Salaries be “Recession Proof”?
I recently viewed a video clip (below) of the JeffCo R-1 school district COO, Steve Bell, making comments about the Colorado School Finance Act and how it is a “flawed model”. He specifically laments the fact that the sources of… Continue reading
It Just “Makes Sense”
A friend suggested the other day that women were overwhelmingly supporting President Obama, and that educated women’s support for him was even stronger. She sounded a rallying cry that women seek out opportunities for discussion and discourse with other women… Continue reading
Marissa Mayer – Woman Extraordinaire
Marissa Mayer was named the new CEO of Yahoo just this past July. The next announcement was that she is also…..pregnant. This amazing piece of information is not often said in the same breath when announcing leadership positions of… Continue reading
Let’s Eat Some Chicken
What are you doing for lunch next Wednesday, August 1? It’s Chick-fil-A Appreciation Day, and I’ll be at my local Parker restaurant plopping down my cash for a cluck sandwich to support this decent family company against the onslaught of… Continue reading
My breakfast cereal business got government money too!
I started Faber Foods in 1991 and closed the business in 2005. My small company developed, manufactured, marketed and sold a variety of breakfast cereals, mueslis, primarily to Whole Food Markets. My product was good and I enjoyed moderate success… Continue reading
