Native Detroiter and star of Comedy Central’s Key & Peele Show, Keegan-Michael Key has been back in Detroit a lot lately. First to help open Jack White’s new shop in downtown Detroit and again as star of a benefit show at the DIA to help raise money for the Detroit Creativity Project, a project to...Read More
As weathermen in Detroit predicted our largest snowfall of the season, they reverted to their tried and true strategy. They had reporters standing over bridges monitoring traffic on expressways, they had viewers tweeting in how much snow had fallen in their particular city, they had “breaking news alert” flashes telling us how much snow was...Read More
Want a little fun reading about legal and business intrigue in Oakland County? Here’s the lawsuit filed by Van Conway against his partners and the firm he founded.Read More
Every business with more than one owner must have a Buy-Sell Agreement (BSA). I use the word “must” not because there is a legal obligation to have a BSA but because it will help avoid innumerable headaches if an owners dies, becomes disabled, or simply wants to retire. Here are 5 uncommon mistakes business owners...Read More
One of many perks employers offer employees, is the right to take earned paid time off (i.e. vacation, sick, personal days) in cash, instead of taking the actual days off. Like many good things, no good deed goes unpunished: this gracious perk can result in unintended tax consequences for both the employee and the employer....Read More
I heard Andrew Fastow, the convicted CFO of Enron, discuss his role and experiences in Enron. The title of his presentation was Accounting Rules Versus Principles, and how they applied to the sophisticated financial strategies used to make the Enron balance sheet and income statement look better than reality. Now, before you throw up your arms...Read More
The Family and Medical Leave Act (FMLA) is a complex law. While HR pros may never know all the nuances of the law, here are 11 tricks you should know to avoid FMLA headaches. Know how many employees you have every day of the year. If you have 50 or more during 20 or more...Read More
My wife and I have a senior in high school, which as we all know is a hectic time. More than anything, it has been, time consuming, intense, and stressful, while full of high hopes but doused with a dose of realism. In other words, it’s college application season. I, and many other parents I...Read More
Already finished two of the twenty-four books I plan on reading this year (check out my list here): The Hard Thing About Hard Things by Ben Horowitz and Word Freak: Heartbreak, Triumph, Genius, and Obsession in the World of Competitive SCRABBLE Players by Stefan Fatsis. Stay tuned for book reviews to be published soon. What books have...Read More
It’s that time of year when everyone is making New Year’s Resolutions. Many focus on exercising more, eating healthier, and spending more time with family and friends. However, many people won’t make resolutions because they fear they won’t be able to keep them. For those people, I also recommend not making New Year Resolutions if:...Read More
