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3 Strategies to Increase the Value of your Financial Legacy

After a lifetime of accumulating money, it’s common to start thinking about your legacy and what you want to leave to your children, grandchildren, or a favorite charitable cause. But despite the dol Read More

When employees leave: the importance of the exit interview

In spite of the care they may give to the hiring process, small businesses are not immune from losing employees. The reasons can be as varied as the people involved. You should never ignore the invalu Read More

Starting a Small Business with Help from the SBA

Starting and managing a business takes motivation, desire, and talent. It also takes research and planning. Like a chess game, success in small business starts with decisive and correct opening moves Read More

More Outdoor Recreation in Schools Would Improve Children’s Health

Access to hunting and fishing would also improve A few years ago, I had the opportunity to chair the New York Assembly Republican Hunting and Fishing Task Force. During that time, the task force held Read More

Sales Pitches That Don’t Sell

Sales pitches are short-cuts that save time and don’t require thinking. They’re the stock-in-trade of salespeople, rolling off the tongue easily and unconsciously. They once worked well with customers Read More