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IT Security on a Small Business Budget: 5 Basics

Target, Home Depot, Apple—most recently, they share the dubious distinction of being the victims of security breaches. Whether it’s Target and Home Depot getting hacked and exposing access to thousands of credit card accounts or Apple’s iCloud being penetrated to… more

Successful Investing, Like Baseball, Entails Losses

Hopefully you were busy watching the Royals play in the post-season and not focusing on the stock market. But if you were switching the channel over to CNBC (shame on you) or surveying the market, you would have seen a… more

A Never-ending Vigil

If you’re a business owner or executive who’s sleeping like a baby at night, Rob Arnold offers this elbow to the ribs that might keep you up for a spell: “The interconnectedness of all business activities today, coupled with the… more

Why Your Sales Process or Sales System Doesn’t Work

Are you being forced to sell someone else’s way? Are you uncomfortable using a “system” of selling?I read a report yesterday stating that 70 percent of all sales systems and sales initiatives fail. I have no idea who created that… more

Heartland Rebranding Medical Center

  Heartland Regional Medical Center, one of the Kansas City region's biggest, in terms of annual admissions, has a new name: It's now Mosaic Life Care at St. Joseph Medical Center. The former Heartland Regional Health System and the med… more

In the Lap of Luxury

Tim Hickok surveyed the rubble of a residential building sector after the real-estate crash of 2007, and the smoke rising from those ashes smelled like . . . opportunity. For the past three years, Hickok has been hip-deep in apartment… more

Mizzou, BYU Will Play at Arrowhead Stadium in 2015

College football fans aching for Division I action in Kansas City will get a one-day fix next fall: The Chiefs announced today that the Missouri Tigers will play the Brigham Young Cougars on Nov. 14, 2015, at Arrowhead Stadium. It will… more

Banks Weather Economy, Regulations to Stay Strong

“It’s got to be small startups and small businesses that are starting,” said Kevin Barth, president and COO of Commerce Bank in Kansas City. “You’ve got to always be helping the next business get started here.” Barth was discussing the… more

In the News: Nov 2014

MissouriBuchanan County Jobless Rate Now Under 5St. Joseph continues to be one of Missouri’s shining examples on the employment front, with a September jobless rate of 4.9 for the month, figures from the Missouri Department of Economic Development show. That… more

Year-End Tax Planning for Business Owners, Executives

Buying equipment before year-end to take advantage of accelerated tax depreciation deductions has been a normal move for business owners in recent years. Unless late legislation enhances this option, the Section 179 equipment expensing limit for 2014 is $25,000, and… more