Matt Patston

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Chamber's Business Showcase Preview

The Columbia Chamber of Commerce’s annual Business Showcase offers business owners — whether they’re budding…

Eight Steps to Making Quality Hiring Decisions

Your organization will continue to grow its leaders and the people who will become the…

Business Smarts: Small Business Scams

Many of us think scams target individuals, but businesses are all too often the victims.…

Hello from the Cutting Edge

At Boone Hospital, there’s a constant drive to find the newest and the best treatment, with one caveat: Make sure it’s worth it.

Walton Building

  The Walton Building, home to the Columbia Chamber of Commerce as well as the…

Ask Anne: Coverage, COBRA, and Communication

I was just terminated from my job. I know I’m marketable and it won’t be…

Putting Your Website to Work

The days of a stagnant, brochure-style website are gone. A rockin’ website is not just…

Three Critical Mistakes When Trying to Change Culture

  Culture change is hard. Modifying an entrenched organizational climate will be the toughest challenge…

Andrew Beverley: Man on a Mission

Andrew Beverley makes his move with an online bank for veterans. 

Do I Need a Website?

  Is that a rhetorical question? Doesn’t everyone need a website?  Well, no. There are…

Business Smarts: Make Cybersecurity a Priority

Most of us know that Yahoo was the victim of a cyberattack this year, and…

Ask Anne: The True Cost of New Hires

I read an article you wrote about the true cost of hiring an employee. It…