Recently I was asked to comment on “What is it like to live in Vermont?” My answer could take on several tacks, so I touched on those that seemed most relevant. Vermont has a very human scale – it was something that I noticed when I moved here from New Jersey nearly 25 years ago. [...]
Our April Vermont Family Business forum speaker is Jane Applegate. Jane is the author of four books on small business success, including 201 Great Ideas for Your Small Business, published by Bloomberg/Wiley in all formats. She’s also the producer and host of Tech Essentials with Jane Applegate, an online talk show sponsored by Microsoft. Check it out at: www.myfirstserver.com, Applegate’s [...]
You are invited to a party, a big party, with an eclectic mix of people. You know it’s good for you professionally to be there, even though you feel a little bit awkward because you do not think you will know anyone there. You enter the room, the energy is engaging, you know you should stay. [...]
“Being involved in the peer groups offered by the FBI@UVM has made me a better business person. Our regular monthly meetings allow me the opportunity to discuss issues I face as they come up rather than waiting for semi-annual board meetings. The advice and direction given by my peers and by our moderator is [...]
Non-family employees play a critical role in any family business. Non-family managers tend to hold a very positive view of their respective firms, while at the same time possess a very different set of perspectives regarding the efficacy of management and the capacity of the firm for innovation and change. A recent survey of 200+ [...]
Congress Passes Deal To Avoid Fiscal Cliff Last night Congress passed a tax bill which will significantly change Federal individual & business income taxes and estate taxes for 2012 and subsequent years. The President is expected to quickly sign this into law. Please find a tax alert which summarizes the new law as shared by [...]
I write with great news and an update of the 1st ever Family Enterprise Case Competition. While there are hundreds of competitions focused on business plans and case competitions on topics as diverse as sustainability, finance, international business, marketing, strategy, NOT a single case competition was focused on issues and dilemmas unique to family enterprises. [...]
…though I suppose this would be great career advice regardless of your gender, as offered by Charlene Begley during her UVM School of Business Dean’s Leadership Speaker Series, Ms. Begley offered the following: Be curious, listen and ask questions. Have a “Can-Do” attitude. Possess a bias for action. Meet your commitments, yet if it looks [...]
By Jon C. Reidel, originally printed in the Vermont Quarterly. “No wise person would ever work for a salary.” Those were Pramodita Sharma’s grandfather’s words of warning when she told him of her decision to pursue a career in education. To her grandfather, being one’s own boss and staying in their family business in northern India were the keys [...]
by Casey Dowd The Boomer Published May 09, 2012 The Boomer” is a column written for adults nearing retirement age and those already in their “golden years.” It will also promote reader interaction by posting e-mail responses and answering reader questions. E-mail your questions or topic ideas to thefoxboomer@gmail.com. I remember it well: It was 1974, my [...]
