Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 14, 2007 · Leave a Comment
A few months ago, I wrote a series on this blog about my experience getting my first book published. I was hoping to inspire some other professionals out there who might be thinking about writing a book of their own, and from the emails I received, it looks like it worked!
I submitted my final manuscript [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 13, 2007 · Leave a Comment
When 84% of small business owners report being concerned about online fraud issues, there is a clear need to educate . That’s why the Association of Certified Fraud Examiners (ACFE) has organized National Fraud Awareness Week from November 11-17.
As a supporter of Fraud Awareness Week, SunTrust Banks has partnered with the National Small Business Association [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 12, 2007 · 8 Comments
I’m generally a fan of Starbucks. They have overpriced coffee and it’s not my favorite, but it is convenient and they have built a fantastic business operation that I admire in many ways.
But this is just silly. According to Consumerist, Starbucks is suing a Michigan coffee shop called Conga for trademark infringement, and it’s all [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 10, 2007 · 2 Comments
Why don’t I have employees? Quite simply put, I’m not interested in doing adult daycare again. I’ve been there, done that, and I’m not doing that again. The day I had to explain to an employee why little pigtails (the kind a 3-year-old would wear) weren’t appropriate for client meetings and why it was important [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 9, 2007 · 1 Comment
Our government? No, never! Not even in Wisconsin, one of the states with the biggest tax burden in the country. And it’s no wonder… the state was started by Socialists and continues to be overrun by lefties.
Seriously – hidden taxes are everywhere and an article on MSN gives us some of the gory details. We [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 9, 2007 · Leave a Comment
I don’t know if I was living under a rock or what, but I first discovered Consumerist a couple of months ago. I know, I know… I investigate fraud for a living and you’d think that I’d be on the lookout for sites that help consumers avoid scams. I am – sort of. You see, [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 8, 2007 · Leave a Comment
The Washington Post reports that two Washington D.C. government employees have stolen over $16 million in phony tax refunds in a scam that has gone on for at least three years. Harriette Walters and Diane Gustus have been charged
The two employees worked in D.C.’s Office of Tax and Revenue, and were helped by about 40 [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 7, 2007 · Leave a Comment
Today Bradford Richardson sold $600,000 more of his Usana stock. He’s liquidating all of it. With only 400 shares of stock left, I think TerminatedRamp has this one right…. Bradford Richardson, Usana’s Executive VP of Asia Pacific is going to be the sacrificial lamb. Barry Minkow and Fraud Discovery Institute released Cheating in China last [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 7, 2007 · 1 Comment
From Zac Bissonnette at BloggingStocks:
After Whole Foods Market (NASDAQ: WFMI) CEO John Mackey bizarre antics prompted an SEC investigation and widespread media hoopla, the company’s board of directors has decided on a new policy. Top executives and directors will now be explicitly prohibited from posting on online forums about the company, its vendors, or its [...]
Posted by Tracy Coenen on November 6, 2007 · 4 Comments
The Usana executive in the best position to know how factually accurate the Fraud Discovery Institute allegations about Cheating in China are… keeps unloading his Usana stock. Go, Bradford Richardson! Richardson is Usana’s Executive Vice President of Asia Pacific. Sounds like someone who knows firsthand about how badly Usana breaks China’s laws, and therefore how [...]
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