Every time we have to choose between options, we face a decision-making point between immediate gratification and long-term consequences. For example, buying the cheaper printer with the more expensive ink cartridges or eating that treat that you know will add bulges to where you want them least. There is a dedicated part of our brain… Continue reading Real Costs and Responsibilities
Category: Policies
Recessions = New Businesses=Confusion
I have spent the last three years (give or take) working as, with and along-side microbusinesses, and we all sing a variant of the same song: I know there is help out there, and I know some of it is great and some of it is crap. But, as there is no single point of… Continue reading Recessions = New Businesses=Confusion
Standard Introductory Post
Although I may play entrepreneur, consultant, networker extraordinaire or any of the other roles I play on a day-to-day basis, I am really just a policy wonk at heart. Doubt the veracity of that statement? Check out the report I wrote for the City Club of Portland. When I was asked to join Portland’s Small… Continue reading Standard Introductory Post
The World we live in 