This article appeared in the September 2013 issue of the East Nashvillian magazine. From new restaurants, office space and retail to relocations and improvements, the sheer number of projects in the works right now in East Nashville is astounding. The Read more…
This article also appeared in the July/August 2013 issue of The East Nashvillian magazine. When my wife and I first moved to East Nashville eleven years ago, I remember driving aimlessly through the neighborhood in search of a good local Read more…
An Economic Development Update This article appeared in The East Nashvillian magazine March/April 2013 Everywhere you turn in East Nashville there seems to be construction and new businesses popping up, to the point that it’s becoming hard to keep track. Read more…
This is an article I wrote for YP Nashville. Do you have a strong network? If you are in sales, the question probably makes you immediately think of the stack of business cards on your desk or the size of Read more…
You are self-employed and need health insurance. So where do you start? It’s not as difficult to find a solution as you might think. There are several good insurance carriers out there and most of them offer individual insurance products. Each Read more…
Healthcare Reform is all the rage. It’s also known as The Patient and Protection Affordable Care Act or PPACA (the joke is that PPACA is like an alpaca but less warm and fuzzy). But what is it and how does Read more…
What are some of your favorite places in East Nashville to hang out? We have a good number of restaurants and bars that are getting attention, so many that it’s hard to keep track of them all. I put more than 80 of them into Read more…
This is an article that I wrote for the Nashville Business Journal Annual health insurance premium increases are leading employers to look for creative ways to reduce their costs. Predicted rate increases in 2013 are smaller than in recent years, Read more…
This is reprinted from The East Nashvillian magazine. Story and photo by Melanie Meadows. It’s that time of year, and once again, the Historic East Nashville Merchants Association (HENMA) has chosen both a citizen and a business for the annual Read more…
This is an article I wrote for the Nashville Chamber’s Small Business Wire newsletter: Big companies and nonprofits have a board of directors, a group of leaders who act as advisors on the big decisions that need to be made. Read more…