GETTING OUR FALL ON...

The Bitter-Sweet Rhythm of the Seasonal Business When the Coast is Clear Every small business owner in a seasonal resort town knows the exact day the world changes. Almost overnight, the frantic, high-octane energy of the tourist season vanishes. The traffic jams disappear, the long lines at the counter dissolve, and a sudden, striking quiet settles over the streets and beaches. In his poignant track, "When the Coast Is Clear" (originally from the 1986 album Floridays), Jimm

This American Girl's Dream hasn't been for the Faint of Heart: The Unfiltered Reality of Small Business. The flower girl. The reality of the "American Dream" is something I think about often, especially lately while helping a friend launch her own business. Seeing her at the starting line takes me back to where my own journey began. My "American Girl Dream" began not in a boardroom but on a corner at the top of the street where my childhood home was located when I was five ye