Publications
October 3, 2020
Weekly Report 20-82
THOUGHT FOR THE TIMES: Is the American Dream PAST THE POINT OF NO RETURN? Once upon a quiet time, looking backward from today, the world seemed much more stable in most important ways. Folks woke up most mornings with ‘great new day’ perspection, and little wasted energy on some upcoming Election. Just a... Continue
October 1, 2020
Weekly Report 20-81
PENDING SOME TYPE OF BIPARTISAN ‘ECONOMIC RELIEF’ BILL, POLITICS HAS STALLED FURTHER PPP ‘PANDEMIC RESCUE’ LOANS. But, meanwhile, banks are not so enthused to further participate anyway, since they’ve disbursed some $525 billion so far (to over five million businesses) with SBA yet to approve/deny any – and therefore neither been reimbursed or able to... Continue
September 28, 2020
Weekly Report 20-80
COMPUTER DATA SECURITY FEARS HAVE BEEN EXACERBATED now that the pandemic has necessitated much of the world working from home, especially with media reports “shedding light on serious security holes… including vulnerabilities in Amazon’s Alexa platform that could allow attackers to access personal info… and that 98%% of all IoT device traffic is unencrypted.” Newest... Continue
September 22, 2020
Weekly Report 20-79
FAMILY BUSINESSES WHICH DON’T UTILIZE AN ‘ADVISORY BOARD’ GENERALLY FAIL TO OPTIMIZE THEIR POTENTIAL, since relying solely on a management team to guide themselves often results in ‘failing to see the forest for the trees.’ An effective Advisory Board is typically a select group of “experienced & influential business leaders who are willing to help... Continue
September 19, 2020