“Family first.” – Michael Bluth from “Arrested Development” Brinen & Associates has advised many family-run businesses. We’ve often found that children who are actively employed in the business are not clearly identified as successors for a variety of reasons –...
“You got stuck in a moment, and you can’t get out of it.” -- U2 The 2017 Academy Awards may be old news but its envelope-handling blunder poses two questions you’re bound to ask during your business’ life cycle: “What you should you do if you fail a longtime client?”...
“I’m a creative. I’m a brand-builder. I’m a rainmaker. I’m a pretty good marketer, but that’s not something I want to do every day.” – former Nasty Gal CEO, Sofia Amoruso “Play to your strengths” and “know your limits” are phrases that get tossed around often. Young...
“Government! Three fourths parasitic and the other fourth stupid fumbling.” ― Robert A. Heinlein, Stranger in a Strange Land It was only two weeks ago that we explored the economic possibilities of a U.S. Treasury led by Steven Mnuchin. Though the former Goldman Sachs...
“Globalization presumes sustained economic growth. Otherwise, the process loses its economic benefits and political support.” — Paul Samuelson, American economist, and the first American to win the Nobel Memorial Prize We recently discussed how our motto for this year...
"Laissez les bons temps rouler!" -- a Cajun expression meaning "Let the good times roll!" There's so much transpiring with Orange Julius Caesar's cabinet nominees that it can be tough to keep up. Taxpayers and small business owners would do well to follow the pending...
