Ade in Business

I love the sitcom The Office (both the American and British versions). In an episode last season Michael Scott proclaimed that “Chili’s is the new golf course according to Small Businessman’s Magazine.” When questioned if the magazine indeed said that, he responded, “It will. I wrote a letter to the editor.”
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When we evaluate software, we typically ask someone from sales, “can it do that?” and they enthusiastically respond, “of course!”.
What we rarely ask as a follow-up is, “so how easy is it?” or “is it really the best tool for me to use to do that?”
We should also ask similar questions to contractors — a [...]

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I finally hired an accountant last week. It’s something I’d been putting off, which was certainly a mistake on my part. Of course, dreaded April 15th is still over 4 months away, but it’s finally sunk in that the worst time to see an accountant and start thinking about taxes is April 14th.
I’ve used [...]

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You can read more about my grandfather’s retirement on WTHR’s website: State’s oldest employee retires at 90.
Below are clips from WTHR and WISH-TV that magically found their way onto YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xi1d3gAGYs0

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qZSz-VnR6Ks

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