The Basso Business Building Program features a unique format where we work with business owners and professionals to provide them with a formula for success through focused planning, strategic goal setting, weekly consulting sessions and candid video updates of their progress.  Marvin Soskil, the owner of Brett Harrison Jewels and Sluggers Jewels, has been working diligently with the Basso on Business team to make changes in every aspect of his professional life in order to make some major league decision and strategic business changes. This week we talked about taking his presentation skills to the next level by examining the goals for each presentation and delving deep into the process he used to determine those goals...

Times are tough for small businesses right now and it’s even harder for charities and other not-for-profit organizations.  Government funding is being cut, donations are at a record low and demand is constantly rising for the services these organizations provide.   Over half of all charities whose services help people to deal with the effects of the recession have seen demand for their services increase. Many charities are working hard to maintain their services with even less funding than they had expected. Over forty percent of charities have received less support in the last three months than they had budgeted for. Most charities are not counting on an increase of funding or donations going into 2011.

My brother lives in Westmont, NJ just one town over from where I spent my junior and senior high school years. I attended Haddonfield Memorial High School and on my last visit to see my brother I decided to stop by and show my nearly 10 year old son, Nick, the school.  We pulled up and the kids were just being let out for the day.  A few faculty members were out front I presume to keep some order to the dismissal process....