If you get the chance you should catch the Iowa Energy NBA D-League basketball team in action. The franchise played their first home game at Wells Fargo Arena last night after two road victories over Dakota the pre-season favorite. The home season started out on a high note with the Energy notching an exciting 101-98 victory
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Thanksgiving
Rick Georges of Futurelawyer shares a little Thanksgiving humor with his Top Ten Reasons There Weren’t Any Lawyers on the Mayflower.
Thanks for reading this blog. I appreciate it. I wish you a happy Thanksgiving and a wonderful holiday season.
Warren Buffett: Sports Agent?
I read an interesting report regarding the Yankees’ negotiations with Alex Rodriguez. Apparently the Oracle of Omaha provided some advice that Rodriguez should contact the Yankees without his super agent Scott Boras. With the assistance of two Goldman Sachs executives Rodriguez negotiated his $275 million, 10 year deal with the Yankees.
It was a…
Iowa State University Entrepreneurship Course
The Rush on Business show is going on the road this next week. On Monday, November 5, I’ll be speaking in an Entrepreneur Workshop at Iowa State University. The Human Computer Interaction (HCI) Graduate Program at ISU received funding to teach the Entrepreneurship Workshop, which is a one-credit, hands-on workshop for students interested in…
Identity Theft Can Happen to You
West Des Moines financial planner Art Dinkin’s story shows that identity theft can happen to anybody. Be sure to read the comments for some helpful hints in what to do if identity theft strikes you.
Read my previous post if you are interested in Tips to Protect Your Business and Customers from Identity Theft.
Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog Goes Live
It took us awhile but Sullivan & Ward’s Iowa Law Blog is now live. It was designed with the able assistance of LexBlog. (The same company that designed and maintains this blog).
While Rush on Business tends to focus only on issues impacting Iowa businesses, we are taking a broader approach with the Iowa…
Franchise Forum This Week in Phoenix
Blogs Not Included in 50 Ways to Market Your Practice?
In this month’s ABA Journal there is a story on 50 Ways to Market Your Practice. I read it once. Then again. And just to be sure I read it one more time – this time a little more carefully.
But sure enough blogging was not included in the Top 50 Tips to market your law…
Central Iowa: Blogging Capital of the World?
The Central Iowa Blogga Nostra gathers this Friday morning (Oct. 5) at the Panera on University in West Des Moines. I encourage you to come join us. What a diverse and interesting group! It is absolutely amazing how this group has supported one another. Collectively we have achieved much more than we could have on our own. We…
Identity of Anonymous Bloggers May Be Revealed
Bloggers who hide their real identities may want to pay particular attention to a recent case. A Texas judge has ordered the discovery of an anonymous blogger who posted alleged defamatory comments about a hospital located in Paris, Texas. The ruling is likely to be appealed.
Anonymous users also posted comments on the blog which the…