Jan. 21, 2010 - Doing an acquisition is one way of building your business. My first acquisition, after over 20 years in business, was a learning experience. Although each deal is different and has its own nuances there are some basic facts I learned on this journey to the signing date that may be beneficial to other business owners thinking about an acquisition or on the precipice of making it happen.

Jan. 21, 2010 - One of the most powerful people in publishing spoke last week to the women of Inforum about the Time Inc. 'investment' in creating a Detroit bureau, based in a home in the West Village. She hopes to change the image of the city — for the better...

Jan. 21, 2010 - I returned to Michigan in 2008 after roughly a decade in New York and the good fortune to work in a number of cities around the world. Having completed the first half of my career in Detroit it was time to return home. Certainly, there was common surprise from colleagues and friends alike — why return to Michigan?

Nov. 19, 2009 - Blogs have reshaped the world, impacted politics, and they have pushed our startup company, Ecostore USA, toward incredible success in six months. Two years ago a friend and I were searching for eco-minded, health related business opportunities when I located a business in New Zealand. The founder, Malcolm Rands, had been manufacturing toxic-free household, baby and personal care products for 15 years.

June 4, 2009 - Today, women comprise less than 3 percent of senior executives in Fortune 500 companies. How can businesswomen burst through the glass ceiling? Well, for one, we have to stop trying to act like men in the workplace.

March/April 2009 - As remarkable as the collection of those being honored by the Michigan Business and Professional Association (through its Women and Leadership in the Workplace program) and the National Association of Women Business Owners — Greater Detroit Chapter (with its Top Ten Michigan Business Women), most of those being singled out would tell you their accomplishments ought not to be considered a matter of gender.