Concerns for the health of our environment and people have been an important issue for decades. The once unofficial corporate response to these concerns has grown from a pestilent “They’re just a bunch of tree huggers”, some time ago, to general acceptance in the business world. The realization that sustainable products and services were experiencing...Read More

Some cultural observances common to specific societies can often need explaining to those foreign to a particular country. Just try and explain the ritual of “Trick or Treat” or “Groundhog Day” to a visitor from Europe or Asia. Even the simplest of explanations can receive stares of disbelief. But every April 1st brings a day...Read More

From the very beginning of the modern marketing era, one constant factor in advertising and a marketer’s broader efforts to connect with consumers was the inability to know, with any degree of certainty, the real impact the efforts had on a company’s success. Identifying the most or least valued media channel or message was a...Read More

Image Credit: Blue Planet Studio / Shutterstock.com To many, it seems that it is a really bad time to even ask the question: Is now (2021) a good time to start a new business? Bad economies come and go every decade or so, but worldwide pandemics come along about once every hundred years, at least...Read More

Image Credit: Daniel Constante / Shutterstock.com At the end of each year, the Junction Creative Solutions (Junction) team members are asked to reveal a few things that have become favorites this year. “Things” by definition as a noun are; objects, articles, items, commodities, or gadgets. So, you can see that a “thing” can cover a...Read More

Image Credit: Stockbakery / Shutterstock.com Perhaps the most inconvenient aspect of shopping online is returning an item that failed to meet expectations. Repacking and taking the unwanted item to a shipping location is often inconvenient, time consuming and expensive. Amid all the fanfare about how online sellers are eating brick and mortar retailers for lunch,...Read More

Image credit: everything possible/Shutterstock.com Starting a business is the dream of many. The vision of creating an environment where unrestrained creativity, innovation, and personal opportunity abounds is too much for hundreds of thousands of dreamers to resist each year. It is estimated that by 2020, 27 million Americans will leave the workforce every year to...Read More

When Adaptive Risk Advisors (ARA) was formed earlier this year, co-founder Miles Parker’s goal was to create a full service company focused on providing customized insurance solutions for high net worth business owners and individuals. Specializing in Commercial Property and Casualty, Workers’ Compensation, Fleet Vehicle, Liquor Liability, Cyber, and Luxury Home and Auto insurance coverage, ARA...Read More

With the booming economy, most businesses are entering the time of year when just keeping ahead of the day-to-day demands of the consumer is daunting. Just like that it’s time to start strategic planning for 2019. For those who say they are ready to get out in front and get started on planning for next...Read More

  “The most admirable benefit to being self-employed is having the freedom to select which 80 hours to work each week.” For those unaccustomed to the realities of becoming an entrepreneur, the most common misconception is that with the ability to cut ties with regular paychecks from an employer comes freedom from the commands of...Read More