In acknowledging the return of hope, today’s post will be dedicated to only positive business items. To begin, I would like to extend a big thanks to the Darby O’Brien Agency and the Log Cabin for hosting their Rally for Western Mass last night. It was a great turnout and provided the positive energy that we need for these challenging times.

According to yesterday’s Wall St. Journal, its a good time to be in the liquidating business. That means there are great buy opportunities for those willing to spend a little cash. The Goodwill Blog has a post on management lessons we can learn from the new President; apparently, Hope is more than just a small town in Arkansas! Lastly, Mavericks at Work author Bill Taylor has a great post on summoning your animal spirit. The bottom line of the post for me is times like this are great for opportunists. Now is the time to start a business and take risks because down times are when people create ventures that make a difference and make real money.

Go get em tiger!