Does it make good sense to pay your employees as little as possible? Lots of small firms (and big corporations) would answer that quickly with a resounding “YES”. They would tell you that labor costs are a big part of their overall costs, and the more they can reduce labor costs, the better. But, if that’s the case, then why… Read more »

It’s interesting to think about why some small businesses succeed and some don’t. And why the ones that do succeed either plateau at a certain level, or, just keep growing until they become huge corporations. Just what is the difference between small companies that fail, and ones that succeed? And further, among the companies that succeed, what’s the difference between… Read more »

Just as both a corollary and a follow-up to my last post about why you should own your own business, I was looking through some demographic research last week, and came across the data sets pertaining to Asian-Americans. According the U.S. Census Bureau, the category of Asian-American includes, but is not restricted to, these main countries of family orgin: U.S…. Read more »