Within each of us is a desire to be our own boss. We’ve all had our “million dollar” idea or one too many horrible bosses that make us want to start our own company. Yet the truth is simple: Owning your own business takes hard work, determination, sacrifice, and a very clear understanding of not [...]

More Americans will choose a family visit over cost savings this Thanksgiving weekend even as gasoline prices stay near record highs, travel group AAA said on Thursday.   Some 38.2 million Americans will drive 50 miles (80 km) or more away from home over the Nov. 23-27 holiday period, 4 percent more than a year [...]

Rocky Mountain Connections, a longstanding destination management and special events company with divisions in Colorado, Utah and Wyoming, will keep its winning growth strategy, but change its name to RMC as it moves into new destinations and hospitality markets.   Aspen, Colo. (November 8, 2011) — Rocky Mountain Connections, a longstanding destination management and special [...]

International tourist arrivals are forecast to reach 1.8 billion by 2030 according to the newly released UNWTO long-term forecast, Tourism Towards 2030. The report, presented on the occasion of the 19th session of the UNWTO General Assembly, confirms that international tourism will continue to grow in a sustained manner in the next two decades (8-14 [...]

Southlake, TX – September 14, 2011; Small and Medium Enterprises (SME’s) are known as the engine of economic growth. The entrepreneurial spirit is alive and well, aided by the desire of many individuals who transform their ideas into a business on their own. The opportunities for SME’s are endless when they develop and follow a [...]

NEW YORK (TheStreet) — The U.S. economy added 17,000 jobs in the leisure and hospitality sector in July, with a majority of the gains coming in the arts, entertainment and recreation.   While job growth is certainly better than job reductions, July’s gains were less than half the gains seen in June, when the leisure [...]

They know what really matters It’s so easy to become swept up in a busy life, isn’t it? People jump hurdles just to convince themselves that it’s time to work on those all important and possibly life-changing goals, then they wake up one day and realize 10 years has passed.The truth is that it’s hard [...]

In both my personal and business life, negative people or employees can hurt you and your business. Some people are negative because they grew up that way and see the world through those lenses. Other people are negative because they found their “po me” rants get them attention or get other people to do the [...]

Number 1 – They Think, Say, & Do Negative Things. Yup. They see problems in every opportunity. They complain that the sun is too hot. They cursed the rain for ruining their plans for the day. They blame the wind for ruining their hair. They think that everyone is against them. They see the problems [...]

Anyone running a business today, whether it is a Fortune 500 company or the entrepreneur of a small and medium sized business (SME), needs both leadership and management skills.   A business needs a good leader who can develop a vision for the future of the business and who doesn’t fear making changes and taking [...]