Business Sanity

As facebook, twitter, linkedin and other social networking sites are rapidly becoming part of mainstream marketing, a whole host of applications and social media tools have emerged to help business and individual users connect in new and interesting ways. From sharing links and videos, customizing html, uploading photos, and showcasing rss feeds, there are more [...]

Summer is coming and if your plans include a trip to Paris with your kids, please check out the website and blog created by my friend and expat Sarah Towle. Our kids have been best buddies since nursery school and Sarah and family moved several some years ago. She’s always loved travelling and has a [...]

Years and years ago it was quite common for banks to cater to one particular industry, such as manufacturing or farming; and some of these banks still exist, although most have expanded their markets. Now thought of as high risk, there are still some banks that do what is known as specialty lending. And the [...]

With the recession and business credit tightening, it’s been harder for small businesses to obtain loans. As a result alternative lending has become a growing industry. Un-conventional lenders are cropping up with all kinds of different approaches to an age old problem – financing a small business. But are the benefits of these alternative lending, [...]