I write blog posts for small businesses in an effort to help and educate small business owners. I have about 80 writings on my blog. Below are the 10 most popular small business blog topics from my blog. I have grouped them by general category. Retirement Planning and Investing These are the only two posts I have for this category, ...

Interest rates have been rising, but are interest rates high? The answer may depend on your perspective. For example, in 1981, the average rate for a 30-year fixed rate mortgage was 18%! Interest rates correlate directly with the costs to repay borrowed money. There are credit cards, home mortgages, auto loans, student loans, commercial real estate loans, loans for business ...

The Online Marketing Movement; Unlocking the Potential of Digital Marketing was written by Brad Post of Tulsa, OK. He offers an in-depth look at the potential of digital marketing including websites, social media, blogging, podcasts, videos, and paid advertising. Brad is currently the owner of Create the Movement, a digital marketing agency. The book is intended for small and medium-sized ...

  I wrote a blog about the book “How to Fly a Horse” several years ago. I recently ran an experiment to see how Artificial Intelligence (AI from ChatGPT) would have written it versus me, a human. Conclusions The two writings are below. I thought AI actually did a pretty good job. There were a few differences. Perhaps I could ...

Lessons from the Lemonade Stand was written by Kris Reynolds of Tulsa, OK. He offers wonderful lessons for those considering starting a business as well as existing business owners and entrepreneurs. To support his lessons, Kris uses stories from childhood through adulthood. He is currently the owner of Arrowhead Consulting. There are many stories about people, business dealings, successes and ...

Different business sectors can learn a lot from each other. In this case, methods common to the manufacturing sector can be helpful to stock market investing. During the Covid lockdowns, I spent some time watching some shows that discussed stock market investing. The more I watched, the more it became clear to me that I could use my knowledge of ...

There are many benefits from small business retirement planning. Retirement planning can leverage your years of hard work. There are plans and benefits for those that are solopreneurs and those that have employees. An issue that I see with some small business owners is the idea that the owner will eventually sell their business and those proceeds will be the ...

Small business ownership can definitely be stressful, so don’t feel like you are alone. Dealing with customers, employees, regulations, inflation, finances and even family can cause stress and anxiety. Here are some methods to manage the stress and anxiety. Choose the ones the work best for you. Background I am a small business owner. I currently own a small business ...

The Scout Mindset has some excellent thoughts for business leaders that want to improve their business relationships and decision-making processes. The book was written by Julia Galef, host of the podcast Rationally Speaking. Julia discusses business and social issues. Most of all, she tackles thought processes, motivations, reasoning and assumptions in regards to how we make decisions. Two mindsets are ...

ALIEN Thinking was written by Cyril Bouquet, Jean-Louis Barsoux and Michael Wade. These folks are professors at IMD Business School based in Switzerland and Singapore. Their research revealed that innovators and inventors exhibit five patterns of thinking. These patterns of thinking are not a linear process, but all are explored before an idea reaches full fruition. These pattern names are ...