Business 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 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 ArticleBusiness 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...
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