June 18, 2009 - I’ve made many mistakes in my business career, but somehow I managed to cram a large number of them into a venture I started over 20 years ago. I established a blues and dining club called, “Café New Orleans” in Sarasota, Fla.

June 4, 2009 - If you listen to today’s gloomy economic news, it’s easy to forget there’s a graying workforce in many manufacturing fields that will create future job opportunities for young workers. At the same time, many teens are being steered away from jobs in manufacturing.

June 4, 2009 - Unless your business was wildly profitable before the “crisis” broke you could be facing hard times today and for a while. With the economy shrinking drastically, it’s comparable to the tide rushing in with people standing still in the water.

May 21, 2009 - If you are running an online e-commerce Web site and you’re still in business feel free to pat yourself on the back. We’re in a retail recession which may have hit your sales from 10 to 100 percent.

May 7, 2009 - Shrewd business owners know they can’t go it alone if they want to succeed, especially in today’s economic climate.

May 7, 2009 - If you run an e-commerce Web site that accepts Visa and MasterCard credit cards, your Web site software and hosting infrastructure must meet certain guidelines according to Visa. Visa has turned up the heat every year as credit card fraud soars.