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With all the talk about the recession, job insecurity and lay offs, here are a few business jokes to lighten things up a bit.
The Flowers
A new business was opening and one of the owner’’s friends wanted to send flowers for the occasion. They arrived at the new business site and the owner read the card; [...]

Sensitivity in the workplace is an important issue for many large companies and small businesses.
The wrong words, actions or discourse can result in a dysfunctional working environment, human resource nightmare or a dangerous legal matter.
Workplace sensitivity training is becoming common practice for most businesses. Obviously some of those exposed to the training are more open [...]

Staying ahead of your competition is not always easy. Life as a business owner can become increasingly difficult if your market is divided by your competition or your competition’s offer renders your product or service obsolete.
I created this comic for those small business owners who understand this best from experience…

Another boring day at the office? Is tension at work running high? Are you tired of staring at the same four walls of your cubicle? If so, check out these wacky gadgets to lighten and brighten your office.

Nabaztag Wi-Fi Connected Rabbit. This little creature can provide you with a lot of information so you [...]

Many small business owners operating out of a home office might not be aware that their business policy might not come through for them when they need it most.
Check out the latest comic I made to illustrate this point.

Of course it can also work in reverse as well making coverage of your home insurance policy [...]

Here is my latest attempt to bring humor to the business financing industry. Everyone knows how tough it can be to get a loan, especially a business loan in high risk verticals without any collateral.

Hope you enjoyed the comic!

OK, I’ll post two jokes just to be fair – showing both sides of the story.
First, the way most of us would see it:
A Loan Officer died.  When he met St. Peter at the Pearly Gates, he presented himself for admittance to Heaven.
Peter said, “Well, you did a lot of good helping people get homes [...]

Ok, you may have heard this before, but I think its hillarious.    Of course, this would never work at FastUpFront, because we don’t ask for collateral!  This joke is going to be outdated soon.
A well-dressed blonde woman goes into a bank in centran Manhattan and sits down to speak with the loan officer.  [...]