As any parent knows, their children depend on them to teach them the skills and lessons they’ll need to succeed in life. In fact, many parents have been called on to go above and beyond this year, filling in as surrogate teachers as their kids finished out the school year at home. Many of us […]
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Lessons Learned from a Local Leader
Some business leaders seem to have the Midas touch. Everything they touch turns to gold. Or diamonds. Is it luck? Or is it hard work and perseverance? Barnett C. Helzberg, Jr., the former CEO of Kansas City-based Helzberg Diamonds, has a few things to say on this topic. In his book What I Learned Before […]
Prepare for Takeoff.. Product Launch
If you’ve ever launched a product or service, you know that it’s no small feat to get it off the ground. Coming up with the business concept, obtaining funding (or pulling together your own resources), developing a prototype or basic service to start with, putting together a sales and marketing plan, and timing the whole […]
