Category Archives: Strategy and the Big Picture

January 7, 2008  (With 2011 notes) As the 2007 shopping days of Christmas fade behind us, a look forward seems in order.

The days when money was an option are long gone.  Since our population started migrating away from rural, farm-based communities towards urban, manufacturing-based cities, society has become progressively dependent upon trade between individuals.  If you don’t grow your own food, … Continue reading →

Small businesses have historically contributed a stable 50% of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), which is the sum total of goods and services provided by U.S. companies from domestic locations. These statistics are tracked and analyzed over the years by … Continue reading →

In 2010, the year’s inflation rate was 1.64 percent. The year prior we experienced deflation for the first time in many decades, at -.34 percent. This year’s annual rate, so far, is averaging 2.14 percent. It’s not screaming upward, but … Continue reading →