Entrepreneurship isn’t easy. Anyone who has ever started a company will attest that it takes long days, sleepless nights, total dedication and more than a little luck to do well. Data shows that only 45 percent of businesses survive the first five years, and only 25 percent make it to 15 years or more. So, […]
Photography by Brandi Stage Portraiture Each year, more and more people are visiting the Mississippi Gulf Coast, and Jacqueline Gilich Wilson stands ready to greet them. As the owner of Biloxi Beach Resort Rentals LLC, Wilson is one of the greatest proponents of the local area and all that it has to offer. “Each day […]
If you are starting or expanding a business, it’s a good idea to review your risks and exposures. You can address some risks, like theft, with a good security system, but acts of nature may be out of your control and are best covered with insurance. COVERAGE FOR ACTS OF NATURE EXPOSURES: Property Insurance: Provides […]
I ’ve been asked more times than I can count how I started and succeed in business. I now have three profitable companies, including one with two locations. The answer I tend to give is not so profound, but it’s the simple truth: I just did it. Now that I reflect more deeply, I realize […]
Each day, I spend time with clients who are distraught by very high insurance rate increases. With inflation, back-to-back destructive hurricane seasons, rising construction costs and more, insurance expenses also are increasing for property coverage, particularly flood insurance. WHAT CAN YOU DO? There are hundreds of insurance companies available, and all have different rate structures […]
While growing up, you probably heard many of the same old wives’ tales I did: if you keep making that face, it will freeze that way. Coffee stunts your growth (or makes hair grow on your chest). You can’t go swimming for 30 minutes after eating, or you will get cramps and drown. We’ve all […]
Meghan Butterfield will never forget her very first customer at the Radish Loft gift shop and boutique in Gulfport. “They loved how comfortable they felt shopping with us,” she said. “It’s definitely stuck with me and plays a major role in how we do business to this day and how we strive to make every […]
