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As a third-generation family business owner, Hans Peter knows the numbers well: Startup businesses fail in the first year at a rate of better than one in five, he tells employees at 120-year-old Phenix Label, in Olathe. Three out of…
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Some are national names that most everyone in America will recognize, but might not be known—even to the locals—as companies based in Missouri. Some are names well-known to residents of this two-state region, but perhaps not as fully appreciated across…
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Thanks, Stan. Don’t let the door hit you. It’s hard to write about the Rams’ upcoming move to Los Angeles without feeling deep sorrow for what fans are experiencing—or a surge of anger at the costs inflicted on them over…
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Hollywood? Telling only a part of the story? What are the odds of that? To give credit where it is due, Hollywood has managed to make a film about the collapse of the international financial system that is halfway enlightening…
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Top execs need a sales reality check. In a survey conducted by a big benefits management company, 365 CEOs and sales management executives were asked: “What are the three key factors that separate high performing sales professionals from moderate to…
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With rates lagging and markets gyrating, it’s wise to reflect on what works with investing. There is no question that most of us spend our lives dealing with, and trying to control or eliminate, risk. Risk as a noun is…
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Savings possible for individuals, businesses. When President Obama signed a $1.1 trillion funding bill in December, it ensured that operations of the federal government would run until Sept. 30 of this year. While the budget hawks decried certain aspects of…
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The Unintended Consequences of Making a Difference in KC When companies do good things, the results speak for themselves. And it’s a remarkable thing to witness: Ask any number of executives from highly philanthropic companies why they do what they…
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The roster of causes to serve is without limit: You can serve God. Country. Community. School. Neighbor. You can use charity and compassion to fight—against poverty, hunger, illiteracy, addiction, domestic violence or animal abuse. You can use those same tools…
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On multiple levels, it was a milestone year. For the Kansas City region, 2015 goes into the history books as a year of change. A lot of it good, as when the Royals snagged the 2015 World Series title, and…
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