Author Archives: Gary Barzel

Climate Counts, a nonprofit organization committed to reversing climate change, recently posted their second annual Company Scorecard . The Scorecard rates 60 leading companies in nine major consumer sectors (Apparel/Accessories, Beverages, Consumer Shipping, Electronics, Food Products, Food Services, Household Products, Internet/Software, and Media) on their practices to reduce global warming. Each company was ranked on […]

This may sound familiar… You need to make a phone call, yet are dreading the possible response. As you are dialing, you hope and pray that the other person won’t pick up –  wouldn’t it be great if you could just leave a message and avoid the whole conversation? Now, you can!  I recently found […]

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…

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 […]

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!

The topic of workplace bullying has been grabbing the spotlight in recent years. Far from those playground days when the class bully would wait to pounce on his victims as they made their way to and from school, in the work environment, physical threats are replaced by emotional and psychological harassment that can at times […]

The trend to “go green” has been leaving its footprint in countless industries. Small businesses that typically have limited resources to invest in things like renewable energy or environmental business consultants can still have a positive effect on the environment without making a huge investment of time or money. Here is a “how-to” for small […]

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the supposed benefits of the of the US/ Iraq war, with many bemoaning the economic impact of its astronomical cost. According to the Congressional Research Service, the Iraqi war has cost Americans over $500 billion dollars. In 2007, the US budget for the war came to $4,988/Iraqi, the […]

In today’s economy even the banks need to find creative ways to fund business loans!

Want to make it big as an entrepreneur? Check out these recent odd and quirky business ideas. P.S. These ideas could not have been too “stupid” as they have all made millions of dollars for the entrepreneurs who started them although I’m not sure how easy it was for them to secure small business loans […]