I just returned from the Liberty Memorial, where the Greater Kansas City Chamber unveiled the BIG 5 Ideas. Leading up to today's announcement, the Chamber held several meetings, including a number of
Labor Day 2011 is a bit bittersweet. As we remember American workers, let’s not forget the more than 9 percent of our population who are out of a job.
Even with the high unemployment rate, th
by Kelly Scanlon, publisher of Thinking Bigger Business
As uncertainty about the economy grinds on, business owners who feel like they’ve been doing everything right still feel like they’re co
How do you feel about your business?
I'm not talking about whether you think you’re on track to meet your goals by December. I’m not asking you to assess your company’s financial performance
Since 1994, Annie Duke has been dominating the world of poker. She quickly established herself as one of the best players in the world, and won the 2004 No-Limit Texas Hold’em invitation-only WSOP T
Today is the Rapture. The world as we know it was supposed to end at 6 p.m., but here I am writing at exactly the designated hour, and I am still very much a citizen of Planet Earth. However, I don
Today is Take Our Daughters and Sons to Work Day. The theme for this year’s event is “Invent the Future.”
The program was created 19 years ago to create an enriching educational experience for
Today is the last day of Women’s History Month, an observance that came about because a group of women from New York City factories staged a protest over working conditions. That was on March 8, 185
Yesterday the leaders of women’s business organizations gathered for lunch in Washington, D.C., with representatives from federal agencies, congressional offices, and hundreds of women business o
On Valentine’s Day, when sweethearts across the country are whispering, “How do I love you, let me count the ways,” many merchants will be counting their cash.Many of the ways we express tha
