Tag Archive: business

Business Advice & Personal Branding

Good friend Justin Foster (branding guru/social media expert, has a great post on his blog talking about the business lessons he learned in the first five years of running his own business.  What is amazing is how many of those lessons translate directly to lawyers.  Read it.  Excellent advice.
One thing Justin (aka @brandmilitia) taught me this last year: [...]

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Economic worries

Are you worried about the impact of the economic downturn on  your practice?  I found some advice for you:
This economic downturn provides a tremendous opportunity for lawyers to look at their practices in a new (and different) way.  Here are ten “rules” for lawyers facing an uncertain economic future.  I hope you find them helpful.
Matt [...]

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Kid Entrepreneurs

I’ve been thinking a lot about being a dad, particularly about what things I need to be teaching them.  On my “Dad To Do List” is “teach them to be entrepreneurs.”  Sure they may go on to work in a profession, be an arist, etc., but the lessons they’d learn in the process are invaluable [...]

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