by Mike Stewart | Oct 11, 2019 | Author, Family, Mike Stewart, News
Do you like to travel on a budget? Do you save money for your trip or do you put everything on a credit card? Two months ago we started saving for a trip to Arizona for my niece’s wedding and we found a wonderful tool called a Starbucks prepaid Visa card and...
by Deni Weigel-Eads | Oct 1, 2019 | News
Thank you Zenni Optical! Since retirement hit our home, we are always searching for ways to save a few pennies. However, taking care of your eyes, and affording a decent set of frames isn’t always cost effective! You have the Eye doctor appointment, dilating...
by Greg Markelz | Sep 26, 2019 | Animals, Author, Greg Markelz, News, Outdoors
DOGS CAN DO SO MANY JOBS! by Greg Markelz Our pets do so many things for us it is no surprise that 68% of all US households own one. Dog-only households are 33% of all households and another 17% have a dog and at least one other pet. However, today I want to focus...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 25, 2019 | Author, Business, Chicago, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Environment, Franchise Business Development, Growing a Profitable Business, Growth Strategies, Leadership, News, Small Business, Strategy
Managing business uncertainty can be overwhelming. Even if you embrace and even welcome change, dealing with uncertainty from local markets and global developments is a whole different ballgame. What’s happening with the economy? What is the impact of global...
by Ellen Huxtable | Sep 18, 2019 | Author, Business, Coaching, Ellen Huxtable, Entrepreneur, Entrepreneurship, Franchisee, Leadership, News, Professionalism, Self-Improvement, Small Business
Do you take your professional reputation for granted? Do you assume that others share the image you have of yourself? You might see yourself as the “joker,” or the “by the numbers” person, the “peacemaker,” the “ideas person,” the “kid” or the “father figure.” But...
by Greg Markelz | Sep 13, 2019 | Animals, Author, Greg Markelz, News, Success Stories
This week as many of us blogged, posted, tweeted and read about the tragedy of September 11, 2001, I saw several stories about one hero from that terrible event who had recently passed away. Bretagne (pronounced Brittany) was a search and rescue dog from Texas, and...
