Whether your business has 400 outlets spread over 43 of the United States, or it’s just you and the Mrs. making ends meet by baking the next best pie – corporate social responsibility (or community investment) can make the difference in both your bottom line, and the lives of those whom you serve. Read more »

Bad decisions stem from a lack of curiosity. Decisions fueled by curiosity increase your success rate. Creating an environment of curiosity leads to a successful path of innovation and creates a legacy of good ideas. Read more »

Whether you are in the business of helping men create unique, memorable marriage proposals like The Yes Girls, or being asked to create a custom frame for the Denver Nuggets’ Chris “The Birdman” Andersen’s guitars like Brian Hart of Frame De Art… saying “yes” is always good for business! Read more »

An attitude of gratitude is a choice that many business owners overlook in their business plan, and yet it is quite possibly one of the most essential indicators of predictable growth in any company. Dr. Camillo DiLizia of Dental Wellness at Dry Creek in Centennial, Colorado agrees. Read more »

Many people believe that we’re overdue for a different way of doing business. Part of changing the way we do business, involves changing the way we think about business. This plays itself out in a multitude of ways, and the proof is in the actions we put behind our well-intended words. The end-result is a revolutionary way of actually DOING business that will shift the paradigm of how business gets done for all. Read more »

A “Stage 2″ business, (11-19 employees as defined by James Fischer of the Growth Curve Institute), presents unique and often surprising dynamic shifts in the way business owners view their own role in the structure of their companies. Their ability to recognize these changes, and adapt to them, dictates the predictable success (or failure) of said companies with a high margin of accuracy. Read more »

Greg Spencer Jr. is a young man with a new paradigm for sustainability in developing world communities. Co-founder of The Paradigm Project, Spencer is, among other things, changing the life-expectancy of women and children in Kenya, Guatemala and Haiti by providing them with resource-stingy, reduced carbon stoves that are not only saving the lives of the locals, but also the forests that make up the fuel required to cook the food they eat. Read more »

Often it is the case that when small business owners hear the word, “export”, they flip a switch, change the channel or otherwise tune out.  Today on the “Connect + Collaborate with ICOSA” segment of the Experience Pros Radio Show, the message was loud and clear: TUNE IN!
Jan Mazotti was joined by regular guest expert, [...] Read more »