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The Kind of Guy who can't Avoid Success

Profile: Tom Kruse, Iowa Veterinary Supply Company (IVSC) Tom Kruse is the kind of guy who probably couldn’t avoid success, even if he tried. After working as an accountant for the Iowa Veterinary Supply Company (IVSC) for thirteen years, Tom and Ken Meadow, the company’s operations manager, were given the option of buying the business, because... >Full Story

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What Does Success Look Like for You?

Profile on: John Roise, owner of Lindsay Windows If you asked most entrepreneurs for five reasons why they got into business, making money would probably be close to number one. If so, that makes John Roise, owner of Lindsay Windows, something of an anomaly. When the former banker decided to enter the window business several years ago, he had...... >Read More



Investing and Financial Planning During a 10 Year Time of Trouble: 2000-2010

During the 20 years ending in 2000 for the stock market, and a similar period in real estate ending in 2004, investing and financial planning have been relatively easy because each of these asset classes was in a rising trend. However, as the stock market showed us subsequent to 2000, trends do not last forever as equity prices entered a... >Read More



Have a Successful Business and Personal Life

A faulty foundation In Luke 6:48-49, the Bible talks about the importance of a foundation: “He is like a man building a house, who dug down deep and laid the foundation on rock. When a flood came, the torrent struck that house but could not shake it, because it was well built. But the one who hears my words and... >Read More



Take The Stress Out Of Company Parties

The holiday season brings with it many sources of stress: the jockeying for position in the toy aisles, the preparation for visits from distant relatives and the long hours trying to complete work projects just so you can take two days off in December. And here comes more stress: the company-sponsored holiday party. "Many organizations see...... >Read More



Essential Practices for Successful Business Dining

~ It’s taken your corporation months of tough negotiating to settle terms of a new sales contract. The president calls you in for a final briefing and invites you and your spouse to attend a black tie dinner to celebrate the business partnership with other company executives and international guests. ~ Each year a large gala fund raising event...... >Read More



Nine Principles for Effective Leadership

"If women would realize what an influence they have, they would be filled with pride. If men recognized how influential women are, they would be scared to death." It is said that we all influence at least 250 people in our lifetime. We each have the responsibility of leadership. Every woman can be a leader. Yet results of surveys show that...... >Read More


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