Virginia Wilson

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It’s sad but true. One of the highest growth industries in the country is corporate fraud. As a result of the high-profile white-collar scandals in the past few...

The challenges of these somewhat tenuous economic times are not lost on the U.S. Small Business Administration, the federal agency charged with assisting the nation’s entrepreneurs with information,...

Our center was contacted the other day by a potential client asking about hiring a small business attorney. In reality, he didn’t need an attorney, but the inquiry...

While the vast majority of employees in this country will work hard for their employers this week, others will steal more than $1 billion in inventory, money, parts,...

Of the nearly 2.8 million construction companies operating in the United States, 12 percent are owned soley by women, while 10 percent are equally co-owned by men and...

*Happening Hotel*Ed Baker explains Holiday Inn Executive Center’s success....

Mark Twain once wrote: “A banker is a fellow who lends you his umbrella when the sun is shining and wants it back when it starts to rain.”...

More than 700,000 businesses change ownership in the United States each year. But not without significant research and planning. The decision to become an entrepreneur is a big...

In the fifth century B.C.E., a Thracian physician named Herodicus declared that physical activity was the key to maintaining good health and avoiding disease. He is often considered...

They have about $100 a week in disposable income, and they spend a mind-blowing $150 billion each year. They also influence another $50 billion in family purchases, which...