Background This speech was delivered as the commencement address to the graduates of The University of Texas at Austin on May 17, 2014. Speech Transcript President Powers, Provost Fenves, Deans, members of the faculty, family and friends and most importantly, the class of 2014. Congratulations on your achievement. It’s been almost 37 years to the…
Do not fear the spreadsheet The spreadsheet is still a very useful tool Clearly, we have come to the point where your accounting and bookkeeping are automated with tools such as Quickbooks (for Windows and Mac) and GNUCash (for Linux/BSD) as well as others. And for as useful as they are, they are also limited….
So you want to build an e-commerce business, a website. What are your options? WordPress of course. WordPress does come to the mind of many, many people as the defacto website platform to use and for a blog, it is a great choice. The Benefits of WordPress The benefits of WordPress are many, which help…
Whether you are an exercise influencer, like our friend here or you are a brilliant tax guy or make up and fashion influencer. The rules are changing for you. The biggest issue is, as most of us know, many of these “opinions” are paid ads by the company the influencer is pushing. Are they all,…
We’re not tax professionals and we strongly recommend seeking the advice of a tax professional if you have any of these red flags. We have garnered this info from reputable tax professionals like Kiplinger Personal Finance. 1. Making too much money Yes, making too much money can get you audited. First, it is literally based…
We’re not talking a foreign languages, we’re talking industry terms. Let’s use the main image of this post. It’s clearly some form of web technology. Is it analytics? Is it a web language? Well, before you deal with a company, you should know some of their industry terms. You don’t want to look like an…
What is fair use and how do I make use of it (sorry for the pun). First, let me start with, “I am not a lawyer. I am a photographer/videographer who has been shooting for many a decade.” Fair Use: is any copying of copyrighted material done for a limited and “transformative” purpose, such as…
Whether it’s one on one, one on a group or group on group, we all have had to put on a pitch. Maybe it was at a business mixer, a restaurant or a planed meeting, it can be very stressful. One way to help offset this stress is to have a pitch ready to go…
In this post, we are going to talk about how to get the most for your money when starting or running any business. We’re not talking about cheating or lying here as there are many free ways to get what you need and alternatives to expensive options for software. Whether you’re an accountant, a graphic…
Set specific goals Many people don’t really understand goals. ‘I will be more productive today’ is not a goal but ‘I will make five sales today’ or ‘I will spend more time with my kids’ are goals. Start making both short-term and long-term goals which are clear and concise. Write down your goals and take…
