by Maury Forman | May 1, 2019 | Entrepreneurs
Our lifetimes are filled with firsts that are forever etched in our memories. Who doesn’t remember their first kiss, first car or first job? Some of these memories are so fresh that we use them as the answers to our security questions.If you’re an entrepreneur,...
by Maury Forman | Jul 6, 2016 | Entrepreneurs
I gave a lot of thought about what I should write about this month. There seems to be no shortage of topics to cover about economic development and entrepreneurship. But I feel that over the last two years I may have covered most of the subjects people beside me would...
by Maury Forman | May 24, 2016 | Entrepreneurs
I’ve been thinking a lot about leadership lately. It’s not necessarily my fault. Hardly a day goes by when we’re not bombarded with the latest notions and pseudo-epiphanies about what a leader should or shouldn’t be. Last year alone, almost 1,500 paperbacks were...
by Maury Forman | Apr 13, 2016 | Economic Development, Entrepreneurs
Are you sitting down? Good. I want the world to know that I think recruiting business is the most effective economic development strategy around. What? Has Maury finally lost it? For years you’ve heard me speak and write that recruitment is the devil’s work. And now I...
by Maury Forman | Feb 18, 2016 | Entrepreneurs
I saw the movie Joy the other day. It is the story of the inventor of the Miracle Mop and the dynasty its inventor created all because she wouldn’t let go of her dreams. If you haven’t seen it yet, here is the Reader’s Digest version: “Facing betrayal, treachery, the...
by Maury Forman | Dec 14, 2015 | Community Activities, Entrepreneurs
I miss November. Don’t get me wrong, December is a nice month, even a great one. Everybody gets to celebrate their own holiday, how cool is that? There are the more well-known holidays like Christmas, Hanukkah and Kwanzaa. And there are the less well known like St....
