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SBT Houston Staff January 2015 PUBLISHER SCOLUMN Chairman John Cruise President/Executive Publisher Steve Levine From the Publisher Vice President /Associate Publisher/ Creative Director/Editor Barbara Davis-Levine Steve Levine Business Development/PR Bill Huff Aaron Kaplan Deborah A. Powell Interns Jesus Gonzalez Norma Diaz Graphic Designer Lavinia Menchaca Photographers Gwen Juarez Contributing Writers Don Brown Helen Callier Barbara Davis Mila Golovine Ruben Gonzalez Toni Harris Bruce Hurta Aaron Kaplan Craig Klein Paul Marcus Hank Moore Mark Murrah Rick E. Norris Mayor Annise Parker Howard Partridge Christi Ruiz Rita Santamaria Kim Sawyer Gail Stolzenburg Pam Terry Holly Uverity Jack Warkenthien Aimee Woodall Chief Advisor Hank Moore Publisher’s Advisory Board Shah Ardalan Helen Callier Sonia Clayton Donna Cole John Cruise Dirk Cummins April Day Dr. John Demartini Maya Durnovo Kathie Edwards Mila Golovine Dory Gordon Greg Grant David Holt Richard Huebner Jeffrey Jones Darryl King Sandy Lawrence Craig Klein Wea Lee Hank Moore Lisa M. Morton Mike Muhney Leisa Holland Nelson Tony Noun Mayor Annise Parker Page Parkes Howard Partridge Susan Repka Maria Rios Grant Sadler Rita Santamaria William Sherrill Pam Terry Linda Toyota Jack Warkenthien Carlecia D. Wright Aaron Young Phone: [phone] E-Mail: [email protected] Or Write: Small Business Today 5380 West 34th Street, Ste 230 Houston,TX 77092 See us on the web at www.SBTMagazine.net Free APP for Android & iPhone go to your APP Store and type in Small Business Today Magazine SMALL BUSINESS Today MAGAZINE IS PUBLISHED MONTHLY BY LEGACY PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC. 5380 WEST 34TH ST., STE. 230 HOUSTON, TX 77092 EXECUTIVE PUBLISHER - STEVE LEVINE: 832-419-2814 CHAIRMAN - JOHN CRUISE: 832-460-2020 www.SBTMagazine.net ADVERTISING RATES ON REQUEST. BULK THIRD CLASS MAIL PAID IN TUCSON, AZ. POSTMASTER: PLEASE SEND NOTICES ON FORM 3579 TO 5380 WEST 34TH ST., STE. 230 HOUSTON, TX 77092. ALTHOUGH EVERY PRECAUTION IS TAKEN TO ENSURE ACCURACY OF PUBLISHED MATERIALS, SMALL BUSINESS TODAY MAGAZINE CANNOT BE HELD RESPONSIBLE FOR OPINIONS EXPRESSED OR FACTS SUPPLIED BY ITS AUTHORS. COPYRIGHT 2012, LEGACY PUBLISHING GROUP, LLC. ALL RIGHTS RESERVED. REPRODUCTION IN WHOLE OR IN PART WITHOUT WRITTEN PERMISSION IS PROHIBITED. W In Support of “Lying, Cheating, and Stealing” to Grow Your Business. elcome to another year and another fresh start on your business and personal goals and dreams. Never forget exactly why you started your business.  I am convinced that no one starts an enterprise with aspirations of being a slave to that business.  We all want a business that “works for us.” Maybe it is time we turn to “lying, cheating, and stealing” to grow your business this year. I have heard different versions of this phrase at different times but I wanted to add my own spin to it as it applies to aspiring entrepreneurs and small business owners everywhere. •Lying: Lie in bed and dream again.  We all had dreams as adolescents and young adults and then we got involved getting a job or starting a business to start a business to pay ours and our families bills. •Cheating: Cheat yourself out of time away from your business to concentrate on what is most important in your life.Your G-D and your family should always come first.The most successful entrepreneurs that we have featured on the cover of our various magazines believe in “work hard/play hard.” No one at the end of their life wishes they had spent more time working on/ in their business. It is the other things in our lives that we regret making time for. • Stealing: It’s okay to steal some ideas now and then and put them to work in your business (providing they are not patented or copyrighted).  Check out what your competitors are doing to attract business with their new ideas and find a way to customize them for your business to be of use to assist your clients.  Who knows what that will lead to? They say that, “The only thing permanent is change” and if you are not willing to change things in your life and business, you will always have what you have always had.  Try lying, cheating, and stealing…I am going to do so! This month’s cover honoree, Angelica Garcia-Dunn also built her business on “lying, cheating, and stealing”.  Angelica would lie in bed dreaming of a better life for her two children and asking the Lord for a sign.  She cheated the devil out of his due because she took a leap of faith and started her business with barely any money and by the end of the first year it was a great success.  She steals people’s hearts when they meet her because she is such an inspirational person. May your New Year bring you great health, much prosperity, and lots of happiness now and always. Good Reading, Good Sales, and Great Success to You All! Steve Levine President/Executive Publisher, Small Business Today Magazine [ JANUARY 2015 ] www.SBTMagazine.net 3