The Democrat & Chronicle has a wonderful website called Flavors of Rochester (www.flavorsofrochester.com). The website provides valuable, useful a...
A tequila “brand”?
When it comes to tequila, there are the purists and there is everyone else. (This could be said of any liquor, I suppose.) The purists of this Mexican...
Inspiration from and gratitude to my business clients
I make a point of spending my time with creative and successful people. I watch people take a risk to turn what they love into a business. Passion mus...
Local venues support the Rochester Community
A recent article by Sheila Livadas in the Democrat & Chronicle highlighted the efforts that restaurants and wineries are making to support those i...
Giving employees an incentive to perform well
One of the hardest things any business owner has to deal with is how to encourage employees to work hard and produce good results. When you own the bu...
When your partner isn’t carrying his financial weight or responsibilities
You find someone with similar interests and have a great business idea. You go down to the County Clerk to file a Certificate of Partnership (Assumed ...
Warning for restaurants and hotels: what you should know about wage and hour laws in the Fair Labor Standards Act
In an article in the NY Daily Record in May, Steven Carling advised restaurants and hotels in Western New York to take extra precautions that the Fair...