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Small Business Adviser: Answer the Call to Serve for All the Right Reasons

Board service with non-profit organizations affords a powerful opportunity to put your skill sets to work, and in ways that truly give back to the community. A close friend of mine from Kansas City became a successful business owner early… more

Philanthropy Industry Outlook

On the Front Lines in a Regional Battle Against Need A score of Kansas City area leaders in the philanthropic community braved a bitterly cold December morning to attend a spirited assembly on the challenges facing their community. Ingram’s Magazine… more

Of Counsel: Obamacare’s Broken Hip: A Balm for Employers?

With all the delays and hiccups in ACA’s rollout, take stock of where you stand. My late father used to tell me with sad prescience that at a certain age, one’s health can seem to fail in a temporally compact… more

2015 Legal Industry Outlook

The Legal Perspective on Regional Job Growth Those who might want a panoramic view of the next Plaza lighting ceremony would do well to cozy up to the attorneys at Husch Blackwell, the hosts of this year’s Legal Industry Outlook… more

Family Owned Businesses: Planning for Their Survival

Most family owned businesses are successful because the owners are entrepreneurs who focus on their business with 110 percent of their efforts. Often that means that they do not effectively plan for business succession. Studies report that 80 percent of… more

Swinging the Patent Litigation Pendulum to the Defense

Abusive patent litigation has become a major problem for CEOs and corporate counsel from America’s biggest corporations to the smallest start-ups. One of the biggest problems facing companies right now is the threat from Patent Assertion Entities, or “Patent Trolls,”… more

‘What Are You Doing New Year’s Eve?’ Wrong Question

We focus too much on one night, and not enough on the opportunities that the next 365 days will present. Change that! What are you doing New Year’s Eve? That is one of the most-asked questions on the planet the… more

Are You Ready to Move Past the Roadblocks?

A proper, pointed, precise, purposeful response can help you shorten the sales cycle. How do you respond to your customer’s words and barriers? The answer is: CAREFULLY, TRUTHFULLY, and with AUTHORITY. Whether it’s a bold statement in response to a… more

Some Big Questions – and Bigger Answers

Let’s throw out a few questions for sales executives to ponder: “How come people don’t call me back?” People not calling you back is not a problem—it’s a symptom. Here are some of the real reasons people don’t call you… more

Around the Region

DECEMBER   Through Dec. 26 “Christmas Carol”If you missed any of the past 32 years, this is your chance to catch the Kansas City Repertory Theatre’s annual rendition of the Charles Dickens classic. Daily performances at Spencer Theater on the… more