Defy the Status Quo; Undo Something Today

The older my daughter gets, the more I start to think about her education – the formal kind, at least. When it’s time, what kind of school will she go to? What should I look for in a school? How will what she learns in elementary school impact the kind of person...

Three Keys to Partnering with Religious Vendors

I am a terrible salesperson. When I believe in an organization, I readily participate in it and support it, share its value with others and ask them to support it as well, but I am not naturally inclined to push people to buy or invest in something. An entrepreneur...

Does Meditation Help Fuel Entrepreneurial Success?

(RNS) Entrepreneurs behave just like most Americans when it comes to religion—but with one spiritual twist. They’re significantly more likely to pray several times a day or to meditate, said sociologist Kevin Dougherty, a co-author of the Baylor Religion Survey that...

Unto the Third and Fourth Generation

The founding vision of a corporation is not easy to sustain, especially unto the third and fourth generation. Take, for example, the Norstan Corporation. Thirty-two years ago, Paul Baszucki and Sid Cohen gathered resources and ambitions in a garage and launched a...