Patriotism. We’re all for it, aren’t we? Some New Hampshire legislators think if the state forces all students to just recite the Pledge of Allegiance (with its not uncommon recitations of “for Richard Stands, invisible...”) an obedient army of patriots…
Q. I’ve got a great idea for a new business and I can’t wait to get started. What’s my first step? A. The fortunes of any firm are determined by its lead entrepreneur’s ability to focus his or her proprietary…
Getting publicity for your business, product or services doesn’t have to be hard — and it can actually be fun. I know that many editors will tell you that most news releases end up in the round file, but if…
The Patriots and the Red Sox are at the top of their respective sports. How did they get there? Practice, practice, practice makes champions and championship teams. Do you ever practice or are you so good at what you do,…
Parents often ask me what they can do to get their child into a good college. They ask the question as if it was a secret pass code, and as an insider I have the answer. When I’m asked this…
There’s a reason an upper-level course at the University of New Hampshire - formally known as Marketing 762 - has been nicknamed by students who take it “Marketing Boot camp.” The course has been part of the school’s curriculum for…
You’ve got a little place on the Cape, but the inconvenience of all the airport hoopla leaves you spent before you even touch down on the tarmac. Try a timeshare. No, not as in a condo — as in a…
Technology and the growing pari-mutual pool The January indictment of two officials of the Lakes Region Greyhound Park in Belmont on federal charges relating to participation in an allegedly illegal offshore Internet and phone gambling operation raises several questions about…
Q. I am a successful single-family homebuilder and have an opportunity to acquire a parcel of land that can be approved for a 20,000-square-foot office/warehouse building that I would like to build, lease out and retain for long-term investment. What…
Last month this column was titled “An upbeat outlook for 2005, with some key caveats.” It concluded that office job formation, jobs which will fill up vacant office buildings, would be the keystone for successful investment in the office sector.…
