Last week, my fifth-grader son brought home a math assignment. My middle son and mathematics have a complicated relationship. He would say that it’s not at all complicated, but rather straightforward. He doesn’t like math. I’ve told him that math, like any other subject, requires attention. Math requires patience. Math can be demanding and overwhelming […]
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Three convention veterans share their tips for success at the annual Business Showcase. Flats. Smile. Business Cards. And that’s just the start of the checklist for a successful expo. It’s the 25th year of the Columbia Chamber of Commerce Business Showcase. Held in the cavernous 19,000-square-foot Columbia Expo Center, adjoining the Holiday Inn Executive
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The rumor on the Internet is that 95 percent of diets fail. Strangely, the reasons diets fail are eerily close to the reasons businesses fail in their marketing. Local experts — Erica Pefferman, president of The Business Times Company, and Mark Mills, of Cumulus Media — tell us why failing to budget can mean failing
Credit card security upgrades weigh heavily on Columbia’s retail industry. Riding my bike home from the store on the MKT Trail a few months ago, I lost my Chase debit card. The plastic bag hanging from my handlebars had a hole in it, and somewhere during the ride, my card had wormed its way
We’ll never get the whole story about what transpired during the recently concluded “times of trouble” at University of Missouri. The stormy fall semester is over and the university community is at rest. A provisional management team is in place. Barry Odom is the new football coach and the bad news about MU is beginning
Welcome to 2016! Most people make resolutions when a new year rolls around. We vow to eat better, lose weight, exercise more or give up something like smoking. Most of these promises last, at best, to Valentine’s Day. Around six weeks, the pain of change becomes too intense, and we succumb to old habits and
After 144 Years, how did Boone County National Bank transition to Central Bank of Boone County in only 45 days? Each year, more than 2.3 million couples exchange vows across the country. Plans are made, dresses are purchased, and guests are invited. Yet the work doesn’t stop after the couple says “I do.” Once
After 144 Years, how did Boone County National Bank transition to Central Bank of Boone County in only 45 days? Each year, more than 2.3 million couples exchange vows across the country. Plans are made, dresses are purchased, and guests are invited. Yet the work doesn’t stop after the couple says “I do.” Once
