June 2014
Food Truck Success & Failures
Senor Sisig Compare a recent glowing review for the multi Mexican and Filipino food truck on Check, Please! Bay with the 2013 Huffington Post article on industry failures. Senor Sisig Check, Please! http://tinyurl.com/k2kns3z Food Truck Failures 01/18/2013 Updated: 01/22/2013 3:2 Reveal Dark Side, But Hope Shines Through http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2013/01/22/food-truck-failures_n_2499463.html Clipart http://publicdomainvectors.org/en/ Takeaway lesson: Hope had better […]
Harlem Hellfighters: Business & Creative Genius Behind the Scenes
James Reese Europe and Horace Pippen Two backstories are illustrated by the musical genius of the regiment’s leader, James Reese Europe and artist Horace Pippen. Horace Pippen injured during his time as a Harlem Hellfighter, taught himself how to adapt, and continued to paint after returning home. His letters and notes are archived in the Smithsonian. http://www.biography.com/people/horace-pippin-9441456 Europe’s […]
Changing Your Work Or Career After Injury or Illness
Quick Quiz Excerpt What famous iconic painter had a physical disability? Who is considered the Martin Luther King of the disability rights movement? Answers In The Pencil Professor Henry Petroski, discusses Leonardo Da Vinci’s physical disability in the form of his injured left hand. Information that gives one pause when you reflect on his accomplishments […]
Brian Culbertson
Music Industry Insights Multi-talented Jazz musician, Brian Culbertson, discusses the changes in the industry over the past 20 years with Tavis Smiley. Culbertson, who has had 27 hits, closes the show with a cut from his new CD. And showcases his kinetic love of melody with a joy-filled performance. Reference Brian Culbertson/Tavis Smiley ttp://video.pbs.org/video/2365257970/ Visits: […]
Starting A Bed & Breakfast Inn
Niche Within A Niche In the mid 1990s, the top 10 requests received nationally by the Small Business Development Center (SBDC) for industry information, and entrepreneurial guides included the bed and breakfast business. And today the success of related concepts such as Airbnb and bnbfinder show a continued interest in niche lodging. Owning a B&B is perhaps a […]