Business Book Review | Summer vacation forecast: sunny reading days ahead
Ah, summer vacation! Perhaps you remember with sunny fondness that annual event — before it became nearly extinct. Today, Americans receive among the fewest vacation days (14) in the world. They also...
View ArticleThe rhythm of business
A real estate agent and a remodeling contractor by day, Reena and Abel Reyes are partners in life and in their shared business of teaching salsa in the evenings and on weekends. They opened the Salsa...
View ArticleClassic career guide revised for modern workplace issues, job hunt
In 2003, when Julie Jansen’s book “I Don’t Know What I Want, But I Know It’s Not This” was first released, the business world was distinctly different from today in technology as well as many other...
View ArticleIndependent business: Accounting and planning experts aid new and established...
Did you grow up with good money management skills or have you learned about the importance of solvency the hard way? Do you find numbers a fascinating part of business or a necessary evil to be dealt...
View ArticleCulinary tourism destinations work to grab visitors by the palate
No matter the reason visitors come to central Kentucky, for business meetings or vacations, people have to eat. Restaurants and businesses may come and go, but the food and beverage industry itself...
View ArticleBest-selling business author ‘pokes’ readers to take initiative
Seth Godin is arguably the most innovative writer in business today. He has over a dozen best-selling books, including “Tribes,” “LynchPin,” “Permission Marketing” and “Purple Cow.” In some way, he has...
View ArticleChecking in on local entrepreneurs
Time flies when you’re self-employed, as the weeks turn into years. Is everything the same? Are things different? This month we check in with a quartet of entrepreneurs previously profiled in Business...
View Article‘Team’ tomes move concept of collaboration forward
Not long ago, business theorists everywhere championed the concept of “teams,” where members helped one another, propelled by a mutual commitment. Teams could create a synergy that generated...
View ArticleToastmasters helps members improve communication and leadership skills
“So, um, yeah, you know, well, uh …” These utterances don’t resound with the qualities of confidence and competence one needs when pitching a potential client or having a difficult conversation with a...
View ArticleBusiness book review: Trend-spotting guide shows how to see the future in the...
We hear a good deal about trends in business — market trends, financial trends, industry trends — and the impact they may have on individual businesses or the economy as a whole. Our success in...
View Article3 Way Racing aids businesses and charities by organizing races
Earning a “healthy” living is a career dream come true for triathlete Bob Baney, founding partner of 3 Way Racing LLC. Baney’s company promotes an active and healthy lifestyle by putting on races for...
View ArticleBook Review: Taking quick action to turn around business — and life
Can principles that work for business be applied equally for success in our personal lives? Numerous writers have extracted insights from business that ambitiously suggest that when grafted to the...
View ArticleKeeping SCORE: Mentor group brings help for entrepreneurs
For five decades, SCORE has helped people start and/or expand businesses. For many of those years, volunteer counselors across the country were retired executives as the acronym described: Service...
View ArticleKentucky farm life takes spotlight in ‘Guarded’
Occasionally in literature there occurs an unexpected wedding of fiction and history — a story so luminous in bringing to life a time and place that it seems it must be real. The just-released...
View ArticleWellness in entrepreneurship
Solopreneurs and small-business owners can’t afford to call in sick, so what are some tips for staying well during the winter months (or any time of year, for that matter)? There are the widely...
View ArticleLocal entrepreneurs wrap up 2015, look to year ahead
Has 2015 been a hard year for you or a good one? A year of re-evaluating and growing, or one of staying the course? The fourth quarter is a good time to reflect on the successes and challenges of the...
View ArticleBook review: Daily meditations on leadership provide mindful path to success
Can meditation make you a better leader? In her new book “Take Your Soul to Work: 365 Meditations on Every Day Leadership” Erica Brown challenges each of us to a one-year quest to seek the answer to...
View ArticleBusiness Book Review: ‘Conscience Economy’ sees reason for optimism, business...
For many of us the 2008 recession left a lingering aftertaste of pessimism regarding the economy and particularly economic forecasts. Even with today’s hindsight, experts are strongly divided in...
View ArticleLexington groups put networking in focus for business owners
You can network in line at the grocery store or at a basketball game, online or on vacation, but when you want to put networking on the calendar instead of running into it extemporaneously, there are...
View ArticleWedding planner marries clients and vendor-based businesses
Sarah Burton has one of the more unusual business models around: getting paid by vendors instead of by clients. It’s an arrangement that has been going strong for three years, and she is as happy as...
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