By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker If you want to be the cream that rises to the top of your industry, and if you want more fulfillment in your personal life, you need to come to grips with the fact that you can't focus on yourself; i.e., "It's not about you!" It's about others, their [...]
Carol Ann McLaughlin featuring her Sweet Carol Ann's Fudge It! sauce at a recent food show. By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker One of my favorite startup stories is the one about my cousin's business, Sweet Carol Ann’s Fudge It! A caterer for over 35 years in a New Jersey shore town, Carol [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker In the 2012 elections, Colorado became the first state to legalize recreational marijuana with 54.8% of Coloradans voting in favor of the new amendment. After the Colorado Department of Revenue set forth the final regulations, the first recreational marijuana dispensaries officially opened on January 1, 2014. According to the [...]
A vision without a plan is…merely a dream. -My Grandfather By Omar Douglass Contributing Writer for The Purpose is Profit Blog Sometimes I wish I could compile all the knowledge, wisdom, and encouragement my teachers and mentors have given me over the years; then I remember that I am supposed to be [...]
By Ed McLaughlin and Wyn Lydecker When you are running a small business, every second counts. Time is particularly precious for the owner of a pre-revenue startup that is burning through cash daily. At the same time, you are in need of generating new ideas to propel your company forward. That begs a question: Even [...]