Ethically Sourced Flowers

Flowers epitomise emotion and can have a very beneficial impact on people. Wouldn?t it be even better if people were able to confidently buy sustainable, ethically-sourced flowers to communicate their feelings? This article highlights the importance of buying ethically sourced flowers, while detailing the European initiative, Fair Flowers Fair Plants.


Silent Lies – Book Review

Silent Lies is an action romance saga, that takes the reader through decades of a tumultuous time between the end of World War I and the beginnings of World War II. Excellent and intelligent use of actual historical events makes this piece both educational and entertaining…


America: A Struggle for The Soul of a Nation

As the only super power, America and its concept of freedom were challenged on one international front after another. Sept. 11, 2001, and its aftermath in Afghanistan and Iraq have brought to focus America’s idea of freedom and led to national soul searching concerning U.S. military activity in other lands.



Shadow of an Indian Star – Book Review

Shadow of an Indian Star is a 500-page historical fiction set in the early 1800?s. It accurately brings life to a fascinating era of gun slinging, saloon drinking, hard work, rough living and bittersweet romance. The exploits of heroes, villains and those just trying to survive during this tumultuous era are certain to keep readers aching to turn the next page.


American Theocracy, a Book Review

Will the perils and politics of radical religion, limited future oil resources and massive public and private debt bring America to her knees? Are we in fact on the road to an apocalyptic future?


Community Vs. The Loner

I am sure that you have heard the phrase “safety in numbers” before. In the animal world, creatures travel in groups because they instinctively know that, when there are many of them, predators have less of a chance of being successful during an attack. In the small business world, the entrepreneur is the animal who has wandered away from the herd.


Secrets to Getting Free Publicity for Your Business

Advertising is telling the world how great you are, while publicity is having others tell the world how great you are. Companies and organizations that understand the importance of publicity are generally more successful than those who use advertising alone to reach their target audiences.


Amapola – Book Review

Alan Heywood writes a stimulating, though sometimes improbable, adventure novel in Amapola. What I mean by this is that the characters are seemingly very lucky or were simply at the right place, at the right time. Yet, other scenes are somewhat reminiscent of a James Bond movie. I liked the humor…


Are Employers Less Likely to Hire Muslims?

conducted at Davenport University by Murad Ali indicates that Muslims are the least likely out of all other ethnic groups to be hired by employers. Participants were students enrolled in either the MBA program or in business undergraduate courses. The type of full-time work the students engaged in ranged from entry level to senior executive. Many of the MBA students were already managers and had hiring powers within their companies.