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Ask Alan: Help Your Business During Disruption & Beyond!

June 6, 2020

Is outside-the-box thinking enough? Virtually all business owners have faced disruption during this crisis. I have been giving a lot of thought to changing how I look at situations and…

Restaurants Are Open Again — Welcome Back!

June 3, 2020

People!!! The last 10 weeks have been strange without seeing you The management team [at the Peninsula Club] has been working our curbside to-go operations with almost no contact with…

Brain & Body Tune-up

May 28, 2020

On Tuesday, May 19, 2020 I participated in LKNConnect’s Bringing Local to Life Series: Preparing for the New Normal. My topic was a Body & Brain Tune-up. This article is…

Virtual Wine Tasting Results

May 27, 2020

A follow-up to my previous article on May 12, 2020 to share the outcomes of the porch wine drop-offs and planned virtual wine tastings. SO. MUCH. FUN! Not only…

Branding Solutions: Would You Like A Virtual Salesman?

May 16, 2020

Do you like sales? Can you close a deal? I don’t know about you but I suck at sales. Well, actually I can sell myself pretty well, but I can’t…

Porch Wine Drop-offs and Planning a Virtual Wine Tasting

May 13, 2020

How to wine with friends during a pandemic We are months into a pandemic trying to figure out how to live differently almost overnight. Help for a challenging week…

Ask Alan: Successfully Re-opening & Recovering From The COVID-19 Shutdown

May 9, 2020

For Micro Enterprises & Small Business Owners! During my years of coaching, one theme has prevailed — business owners (almost) NEVER take time to work [ON] their business. Why? Because,…

Are You Zoomed Out?

May 4, 2020

With the Stay at Home order in place many businesses, groups, even families are meeting online using an app called Zoom. Zoom Video Communications, Inc., a company headquartered in San…

Wine in a Can?? You Betcha!!

April 29, 2020

Last week, Adam shared with us that now is the time for rosé. This week it’s even more portable. — EH Stafford, Managing Editor The beverage industry is…

Ask Alan: Covid-19/What Now … What’s Next? Part 2

April 25, 2020

For entrepreneurs & small business owners As a small business owner myself, I’m just as stressed out and anxious as the rest of us. So, I turned to some experts…