At the beginning of 2014, Mike and I agreed that we would indulge his woodworking and building hobby by starting a little side business. The business, The Colorful Eclectic, was officially born in January. In our initial conversations about the business the plan was for Mike to slowly build an item here and there over [...]
Tag: Business
Can you envision a future world without McDonald’s restaurants?
The question of the day is: Can you envision a future world without the McDonald's restaurant chain? Yes, I know "restaurant" may not be the best way to describe McDonald's franchises. It is their label not mine. The point is, whatever you label them - what would happen should they disappear from the landscape? Would [...]
The Investment Bank
One of my favorite business-based community initiatives comes from Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage. The initiative, Pay It Forward, which was started in 2008 by Michael Solberg (now the President and CEO of the Bell State Bank & Trust and Bell Mortgage), has resulted in over $4.1 million being given to individuals, [...]
Yo Guido – I choose companies that value equality.
Yo Guido! My cousin Scott, a gay man (and I should also add - a fabulous human being), posted on his Facebook page a story from the Huffington Post that said that you as chairman of the Barilla Group will not feature gay families in advertisements. According to the story you want to feature "traditional [...]
Tell them…
If you are going to be quick to complain then it is my opinion that you should also be quick to compliment. I understand how easy it is to complain when something doesn't meet your expectations - particularly if you are a customer paying for whatever it is that isn't meeting your expectations. One of [...]
WCCO Belting – two thumbs up!!!
Today I want to give a shout out to WCCO Belting in Wahpeton. I had never heard of WCCO Belting before today, but it only took one story in The Forum to put them on the top of my favorites list. The reason the company is on my favorites list is simple: they evidence loyalty [...]
Muskrats and showers…
There is a great A.P. story today about an entrepreneurial teen named Evan Jensen in The Forum. Evan, who is all of 18 and just graduated from high school in May, conceived, started, has been running, and is now ready to sell his first business. The business, a mobile shower facility called Better Showers, is located in [...]
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