Business Incentives Often Misunderstood

Mary Ann Miller

Sale!  Coupons!  Rebates!
As consumers we’re always on the lookout for these.  We check the newspapers and sign up for e-mail notices.  If something particularly good comes by, we might even share it with friends.  From Black Friday to Cash for Clunkers to a free Grand Slam Breakfast, we’re interested in and react to [...]

Investments, Not Giveaways

The City of Tempe is under fire for rebating approximately $200,000 in taxes and fees for a Sea Life Aquarium that likely will attract tens of thousands of visitors to Tempe each year. This is not a handout. It is precisely the kind of low-risk, high-reward economic generator that we need, particularly in these times.

Putting Names to Faces

If you’re like me, you may be challenged putting names with faces. The usual tricks are somewhat lacking. But I just heard a great idea that I have to share.

Make Sacrifices to Get Through Tough Times

In good times and in bad, very few people can afford everything they want. We all make choices.

Grocery Strike Raises Union Questions

Opposite sides on the national discussion on health care all agree that rising costs are unsustainable. And this is the time the union wants to strike Fry’s and Safeway?

End-of-Life Discussion Uproar Misplaced

A lot of the furor over health care reform center on the proposed end-of-life discussions for Medicare recipients. I completely agree that this shouldn’t happen. Those discussions need to happen much earlier in life.

Deal With Life’s Bugs While They’re Small

This is how we should handle the challenges in our lives and businesses. Be prepared for trouble. Look for the source and take care of it, or it may come back bigger and stronger and overwhelm you.

Confessions of a Middle-Aged Tweeter

Confessions of a Middle-Aged Tweeter - Tempe Chamber President/CEO Mary Ann Miller Embraces Twitter