Questions to ask yourself before buying a business
What happens if you get a bad cold? You go to work. No sick days. What happens when the power goes out? Buy a generator. Go to work. Willing to invest…
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Is cash an asset in a business sale?
Cash is king, right? But what do you call cash when you want to sell your business and are totaling up your assets? In that situation, cash is counted…
How to buy a small business
Business ownership is a dream for many people, and an alternative to starting from scratch is to buy an existing business. But where to begin? First, with…
Robotics fills bill; workers are hard to find
Find it, pick it, pack it, ship it. That is the routine for warehouse work, and robots are coming to the rescue in an industry that just can’t hire enough…
Studies search for causes, solutions to truck driver shortage
There aren’t enough big rig drivers now and there haven’t been enough drivers for a long time. In 2019, the trucking industry was short 61,000 drivers,…
Ask the expert: How to finance rental property
Anyone who has purchased rental property will probably tell you that the first one was the trickiest. It can be confusing trying to navigate the options…
Goodbye shiplap: Home interiors tap wallpaper
Goodbye, shiplap, hello wallpaper. And barn doors are headed back to the farm. Shiplap siding was a popular trend on interior walls for much of the past…
Should I sell my rentals in a hot market?
It has been a blazing hot real estate market lately, with a shortage of available houses for sale and new construction too pricey (think lumber prices,…
Trip alert: A unique oasis for lovers
Leave it to Dubai to surprise the world by building an Instagram-ready oasis in the middle of a desert. The city is already renowned for the tallest…
Ugly food: It is still good to eat
The word mindfulness is used a lot these days to remind us to think before we act, to pay attention to (and appreciate) the world around us and to slow…