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Smallbiz: Medical pot outlets growing like a weed—for now
Hoping to glean some insight into this budding industry, I stopped at the pot retailer “Walking Raven,” which shares a parking lot with a different self-medication retailer – King Cross Drive Thru Liquors. By Mike Taylor
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Riding the wave
While many organizations are cutting costs, delaying investments or hustling customers, others are using the downturn as an opportunity to work on their internal operations. By Triche Guenin
How should we measure success?
If it's true that "You get what you measure," what would happen if we developed a "balanced scorecard" of success in our society that tracked and reported statistics related to happiness? By Lisa Jackson
The Pandora’s Box of international accounting standards
Here's why U.S. companies should be concerned about the standards: They could add a whole new layer of costs, make reporting more complex – and lead to more litigation. By Jim Brendel
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THE ASSOCIATION FOR CORPORATE GROWTH
Learn more about the 2010 Rocky Mountain Corporate Growth Conference -- Managing Beyond the Recovery: New Realities, New Rules, New Values. And read the latest ACG news here and web exclusives here.
ATTENTION FAMILY BUSINESS OWNERS
Nominate your company for ColoradoBiz magazine’s annual ranking of the Top 50 Family-Owned Companies in Colorado that will run in the February issue. Companies must be based in Colorado and in the family for at least two generations or likely to be. Family members must be active in management of the company. Deadline for entry is Jan. 3, 2010. Go here to nominate your company online, or go here for a ballot you can fill out and mail in.
Hot Biz Deals
- The Denver Chophouse offers a relaxed atmosphere, friendly, professional service and a two-for-one weekend brunch! Bring in this coupon from 11 a.m. to 3 p.m. weekends and enjoy a free entrée with the purchase of another. Offer expires Dec. 31, 2009.
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- Go buy the book! Stay at Denver’s historic Oxford Hotel for a discounted rate of $79 through the fall in support of this year’s One Book, One Denver program. The hotel will donate 20 percent of that rate to buy more copies of this year’s selection, To Kill a Mockingbird, which will be given to the Denver Public Library. To book the One Book, One Denver room rate at The Oxford Hotel, please phone (800) 228-5838, or visit www.theoxfordhotel.com. The special rate is valid for stays Friday-Sunday nights through Dec. 30, 2009, based on availability.