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Monthly columns are available for your trade association newsletters.  Inquire within. We publish regularly in several trade journals.

2008
Aug 4 Learning to Work a Little Like Contractors in the San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Summer How to Create Magnificent Marketing Materials in California Painting & Decorating Contractor
Spring Every Business is a Commodity Business in California Painting & Decorating Contractor
Feb 17  Extreme Living (1.4MB file)
2007   
Sept Productivity stems from motivation in NRCA's Professional Roofing
Aug. 6   Why Most Training Doesn't Work
June 11    Business Partners: Can't You All Just Get Along in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
April 16 "How to Motivate Employees to Take More Ownership"in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
March    "Why Does Vision Matter" SFV CLCA Valleyscape
February  "Delegation is the Key" SFV CLCA Valleyscape
February "How to Take Strategy and Turn it into Results"
2006
Mar 27 "Mindset Has a Lot to do with Business Success" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
2005
Aug 1 "Becoming a Strategic Business Owner" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal 
Mar 28 "Market Research Is Key in Launching New Products" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Feb 28 "Grow a Business From Your Client Base" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jan 29 "The Right Foundation For A Fresh Start" in Business Week Online
Jan 6 "Tapping The Power of Feedback" in Business Week Online
2004
Jul 19 "Vision Creation Helps Propel Businesses" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jun 21 "Firms Thrive While Defying Daunting Odds" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Jun 21 "Business Owners Should Act Like CEOs, Not Employees" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Apr 12 "Becoming a Strategic Business Owner" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Mar 29 "Reasons Why Owners of Some Firms Get Themselves Trapped" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Mar 15 "Are You Feeling Like a Slave to Your Own Business?" in The San Fernando Valley Business Journal
Spring  "Why Smart Water Application Technology Makes Sense"
2003
Nov 10 "Research is the Key to Successful New Product Introductions"
Jun 10 "Some Surprises in Store" in BusinessWeek Online
2002
Mar 4 "The Bottom Line on Startup Failures" in BusinessWeek Online
Mar 1 "Best Practices: Benchmarking as a Tool for Growth"
2001
Nov 19 "It’s Time to Shut the L.A. Community Development Bank" in The Los Angeles Business Journal
Sept 25 "Where Do We Go From Here?" in BusinessWeek Online
Aug 9 "Sweating the Details in the Gym Business" in BusinessWeek Online