I had an opportunity to go on Small Business Advice radio with Caz Taylor and Ruben Garcia, District Director of the Small Business Administration. We talked about the business trends we’ve seen this past year and what we felt businesses could expect in 2011. It was interesting that there are some correlations between the BBB and the SBA that are leading us to the same conclusions.

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Congratulations to all the winners and finalists in the Torch Awards for Marketplace Ethics. George Chamberlain was magnanimous as usual in doling out these prestigious and sought-after awards. And I must admit, Coach John Robinson was a delight. His slightly salty description of the ethical dilemmas he faced as a coach, from financially helping a player get to a grandmother’s funeral to really wanting those steroid abs (perhaps more for himself than his players!), John’s message about the importance of making good choices came through loud and clear.

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I am very excited to hear John Robinson speak at our Torch Awards luncheon this Tuesday. I had the opportunity to go to breakfast with him a few weeks ago and sure enough, the waitress came over and said “a customer over there asked if you are the John Robinson that coached USC and in the NFL. Are you?”

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