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Today, Rick Erling, CEO of The CxO Group, LLC a Dallas, Texas based managing partner of the Value Forward Network, international CxO coaching consortium, observed that many business owners are allowing their company’s success to be managed by the ebb and flow of today’s economic environment instead of managing their business themselves.

According to Rick, “many CxOs are operating their business reactively to quells of the economy without any direction, w… Continue

The Future of SEO

We consistently look to provide education, tips and tricks to our Business Blitz membership base, therefore we wanted to share our thoughts on… the future of SEO. Consider this a protection plan :-)!

SEO, or search engine optimization, is the art and science of obtaining site traffic to business webpages on Google. Without a doubt, there is much misrepresentations to this craft on the Internet. Some so-called SEO guru is always coming up with the greatest and latest secret SE… Continue

* More than 1000 banks closed in 1930 -- three years before the FDIC was created
** Only 14 U.S. banks have been taken over in 2008

* There are 76 million household in the U.S. that own their home
** 24 million of these homes are free and clear

* There are 52 million homes with mortgages
** 97.2% of these are not in foreclosure
** 93.8% of these homes are current on their payments

On a Sobering Note:

* Over 20% of homeowners with a mortgage owe more than their home is worth

* 40% of all for… Continue

Hey, it was great seeing some of you out at the Polo Games in Las Colinas tonight and last Sunday night. Charlotte Menke was so kind to give us free tickets, and what a lovely facility it is at the Las Colinas Equestrian Center. Thanks Susan Davis and Robert and Terri Hayley for patronizing my chair massage business out there. Robert, your son Hunter is a hoot! He really entertained me as I gave him his massage.

Jennifer (of Pest Works), it was great seeing you out there with your friend, Mary.… Continue