“This kid is a 2-2-2-2 with 1-1-1 support and 1520 Board scores. He looks pretty strong to me. What do you think?” “Well, I have a 3-3-2-2 with 2-2-1 recommendations and mid-1400s. Great kid, but it may be tough to find a slot for him,” came the response. The shorthand of the college admissions process […]

When it comes to watching sports, I’m a real homer: if Boston’s four major professional teams aren’t in it, I’m not interested, except maybe in the final few minutes of a close game. So last weekend’s four NFL playoff games promised to be a real snoozer for me – the only pertinent question was who […]

2009 is over. Your company survived. You learned a lot of lessons the hard way, by making some mistakes. You won’t make them again. But there will be other problems, other challenges to staying on track. How do you keep your focus and avoid getting derailed? You go to school with the interested advisor.

Most small companies can’t get rid of the Old Year fast enough. Was it survival of the fittest in 2009, or of the most prudent? Were you just lucky, or were some of your decisions really pretty smart? Now that it’s all been said and mostly done, what did the experience of 2009 really teach you about better management of your business?