Volunteerism, Work and Mixing the Two: A Distributor Shares Her Story
October 18, 2013

Jane Nelson-Halverson, owner of Dakota Promotions & Printing, describes her experiences volunteering for an abused adult resource center, which she also does some promotional work for. She details the services the center provides, as well as how she handles selling promotional products to an organization she also volunteers at.

Fix It. Achieve in Spite of It. Or Quit.
October 14, 2013

I have a dear friend who spends much of her energy complaining about the same issues over and over again without taking action to improve the situation. After countless conversations covering the same matters, she kicked into her normal rant on the phone with me. 

The Many Faces of Print
August 23, 2013

The other evening I came across an old episode of the Six Million Dollar Man and, heck yea, I watched it. A couple quick points I must note after re-watching an old childhood favorite: Number one, if Steve Austin were busy being bionic today, the show would surely be called the Six Billion Dollar Man and he’d be equipped with some cool bionics never dreamed of in 1976.

Outside Your Comfort Zone
June 21, 2013

Fast Company released its 100 Most Creative People in Business this month. There is little industry crossover with these 100 people and their businesses; the companies or projects they have founded run the gamut from I.T. and medicine to retail and nonprofit.

The Business Zone
March 20, 2013

Upon the recommendation of Martin Varley, CEO of industry technology company Trade Only, I picked up a copy of the New York Times best selling business book, REWORK, by Jason Fried and David Heinemeier Hansson.

A Bar & Restaurant Rewards Program
January 23, 2013

A few weeks back my girlfriend picked up a neat promotional mug as part of a restaurant rewards program. I thought the mug and program might be of interest to you guys, so here's a real quick rundown.