Steve Sipress: I’ve lived in Chicago for the past 12 years, and you’re originally from here. I consider you the greatest marketer ever to come out of Chicago, and it’s…
One of the most common, fundamental challenges I’ve noticed in helping thousands of small business owners over 30+ years, is that they have tremendous difficulty narrowing their marketing focus to…
What secret do wealthy people know that most people don’t? If you study their lives closely, you’ll discover that the wealthy have certain habits that lead to their success. Successful…
Last week I wrote about the latest non-stop “must-see-TV” red-alert news story that’s been on everyone’s mind at least for the past couple of weeks, from the chronically unemployed welfare…
I love wearing my rhino hoodie (that’s me at left). I wear it every night when I walk my dog around my neighborhood in the dark. In the winter, it…
We all know that “the news” has an overwhelmingly negative slant: plane crashes, murder trials, political scandals, natural disasters and the like get all the attention, and news outlets rarely…
Three weeks ago I posted here about selling one of my businesses. I became the local Chicago “Certified Independent Business Advisor” for a small business marketing company, and promoted their…
On Monday night, the Chicago Blackhawks won their second National Hockey League Championship in the past four seasons. I watched the post-game celebration of both the players (in the arena…
Last night’s edition of NBC-TV’s “America’s Got Talent” featured auditions that took place right here in Chicago about six weeks ago. This show is one of an entire genre of…
I started a business a little over five years ago, becoming a local representative of what was then a leading small business marketing organization. The original owner, a life-long entrepreneur,…
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