Traditions
There are all kinds of traditions at all times of the year. Whether it’s the tradition of having pizza on deadline night. Or quarterly team bowling tournaments. Or annual office clean outs. Traditions can be powerful....
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My Wife, My City
Posted by Art Chansky | Apr 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Finally, Wednesday morning, Jan cried. Before then, she was caught somewhere between five minutes from the finish line at the Boston Marathon and the tragedy that occurred a mile or so up the road. She and her sister, both UNC...
Read MoreSimple Problems: Simple Solutions
Posted by Jan Bolick | Apr 10, 2013 | Uncategorized
The facilitator for the April meeting of the Chamber of Commerce Small Business Roundtable was Tori Williams Reid, Ph.D., co-owner of Right at Home – Durham/Chapel Hill, an in-home care and assistance company. During a session...
Read MoreTime To Bring The Bunnies
Posted by Jan Bolick | Mar 27, 2013 | Uncategorized
If you’ve had the pedal to the metal, pushing hard to make sales quotas, production schedules and tax deadlines, I encourage you to take a break for a morale and productivity boosting bit of nonsense. And if you need an...
Read MoreThe Aveda Way
Posted by Jan Bolick | Mar 1, 2013 | Uncategorized
It was a gift card and my long time hairstylist being on maternity leave that finally nudged me in to Aveda Institute for something other than Chamber of Commerce Business After Hours. When I walked in the door, a young woman...
Read MoreCountdown to Super Bowl Kick Off!
Posted by Kristin Tucker | Jan 29, 2013 | The Fashion Plate
Let me guess. You’ve been invited to a Super Bowl party on Sunday…maybe even more than one. If you’re a 49ers or Ravens fan, then you’re probably going for the game watching and will be glued to the flat...
Read MoreCarolina Home Football Game Day: Top Things To Do
Posted by The Commentators | Sep 21, 2012 | Uncategorized
Excitement is in the air as college football season kicks off around the country. Here in Chapel Hill the energy of the first home game led by a brand new coach builds under Carolina blue skies. For all game day & schedule...
Read MoreGood Business Fedora Style
Posted by Jan Bolick | Sep 5, 2012 | Uncategorized
During Coach Larry Fedora’s pre-game radio broadcast last week, he said “I want us to be a team that plays smart, plays fast, and plays physical.” Sounded good. Like something any coach would say to his or her team. Along...
Read MoreBasnight Family Secrets
Posted by Jan Bolick | Aug 9, 2012 | Uncategorized
August is finish-book-manuscript month so instead of posting two brand new articles this month, I’ll be sharing four favorites from the last year and a half. We hit the jackpot again! More best practices and secrets to success...
Read MoreSecrets of Success from Blackman & Sloop
Posted by Jan Bolick | Jul 25, 2012 | Uncategorized
Are you familiar with Blackman & Sloop, CPAs, P.A.? It’s an accounting firm in town. They have a nice office over in The Exchange at Meadowmont. They’ve been around for almost forty years; and now have about...
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