Recent Articles from Nora Caley
How to Invest in 2024: Insights from Wealth Managers and Stock Market Experts
Wealth managers have been busy lately, answering clients’ questions about how to build and preserve wealth amid stock market turmoil, high interest rates and recession fears. While advisers maintain that their advice depends on each client’s goals, risk tolerance, age and other factors, there is a recurring theme to their recommendations: Don’t panic. “Clients want […]
Colorado College’s Bold Move: Breaking Free from U.S. News College Rankings
In February, Colorado College announced it would no longer cooperate with U.S. News & World Report’s annual ranking of best colleges. The private Colorado Springs school, ranked 27th nationally among liberal arts colleges, said the list “privileges criteria that are antithetical to our values and our aspirational goals.” Colorado College called the ranking methodology flawed, […]
Colorado’s Declining Volunteerism: Factors and Strategies for Rekindling Civic Engagement
Volunteering is down, according to Volunteering and Civic Life in America, a report by the U.S. Census Bureau and AmeriCorps. The research indicated that 23.2 percent of people in the U.S. volunteered with an organization in 2021, down from 30 percent in 2019. Colorado had a 16-point drop, the largest of any state, from 42.2 […]
Floyd’s 99 Barbershop: From Sports Concessions to Clippers — the Story of the O’Brien Brothers’ Successful Pivot
When Paul, Rob and Bill O’Brien opened the first Floyd’s 99 Barbershop in Denver in 2001, none of the brothers had ever cut anyone’s hair, much less tried to do a shave with a straight razor. They were just looking for a new business plan that was not dependent on professional sports. The siblings owned […]
Why We Need to Build a Better Trades Workforce — And How to Build It
Forget, “No one wants to work anymore.” The lament now might be, “No one knows they can launch a high-paying career without incurring student debt.” Employers in construction, manufacturing and other skilled trades are facing an ongoing labor shortage. Meanwhile, students are attending four-year colleges, borrowing large sums and accepting entry-level jobs that do not […]
Project Greer Street: Guiding Young Black Scholars
Ron Sally’s high school experiences were pivotal to his future success, and he wants today’s African American male students to have a similar opportunity. The longtime Denver business executive is the founder of Project Greer Street, a nonprofit aimed at helping African American male students fulfill their potential academically and gain admission to elite colleges […]
Latino Entrepreneur Access Program
Sometimes it’s the shiny new startup businesses that get the most attention, but growing businesses also need guidance, not to mention funding. Latino and BIPOC-owned businesses have their own challenges. The Latino Leadership Institute (LLI) recently launched the Latino Entrepreneur Access Program (LEAP), to help these entrepreneurs move from high potential to high growth. The […]
Colorado Gives Day: Online, ahead of its time
Colorado Gives Day takes place on Tuesday, December 7 this year. Donors visit ColoradoGives.org, search the online marketplace for charities or causes they want to support, and with a few clicks, donate.
Annual checkup: Taking the temp on health care for 2022
As employers and individuals shop for health insurance during fall enrollment, they might also evaluate how they use health care. The COVID-19 crisis made people contemplate their own wellness, and it made businesses reconsider how they control health-care costs. According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, health care is typically one of the most […]
Best Companies to Work For, Revisited
Here is how last year’s honorees adapted their business models, took care of employees and prepared for a post-pandemic world.
Fitness clubs reopen with mask mandates, other measures
When fitness businesses reopened during the pandemic, they implemented COVID-19 safety measures such as limited capacity, frequent equipment cleaning, reservations and waitlists, and mask mandates.
Amid COVID-19, MBAs step up
As the COVID-19 crisis unfolded, Colorado universities that offer MBA programs adapted. The efforts helped schools adjust for the pandemic and may also help them attract and keep students as MBA applications had been declining nationwide.