Providing news and information while helping aspiring writers and journalists, http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=growthlogic http://thesop.org/index.php?bio=growthlogic 118 67 http://thesop.org/images/thesop_118x67.jpg Wed, 21 Sep 2011 19:25:00 GMT Remember the old Fram Oil Filter commercial? The mechanic is finishing up a complete transmission overhaul. http://thesop.org/story/20110921/have-you-ever-litigated-over-a-good-contract.html http://thesop.org/story/20110921/have-you-ever-litigated-over-a-good-contract.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Tue, 13 Sep 2011 01:07:00 GMT If you look at the individual investors that participate on Wall Street, only a tiny handful can take down a whole company all by themselves. http://thesop.org/story/20110912/there-are-no-doggie-bags-when-it-comes-to-eating-the-elephant.html http://thesop.org/story/20110912/there-are-no-doggie-bags-when-it-comes-to-eating-the-elephant.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Fri, 9 Sep 2011 03:36:00 GMT Does the little guy stand any chance anymore? Is anyone looking out for us? Probably not. http://thesop.org/story/20110908/managing-your-money-who-is-on-your-side.html http://thesop.org/story/20110908/managing-your-money-who-is-on-your-side.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Mon, 5 Sep 2011 06:45:00 GMT Let's face it: we live in a wired world, or more recently, a wireless one. In the old days, vacations meant that you could leave the office and never look back. http://thesop.org/story/20110904/lets-face-it-we-live-in-a-wired-world.html http://thesop.org/story/20110904/lets-face-it-we-live-in-a-wired-world.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Mon, 8 Aug 2011 06:20:00 GMT The perception of the United States as the global powerhouse and world leader has been irreparably tarnished. http://thesop.org/story/20110807/china-poised-to-replace-us-as-top-global-financial-powerhouse.html http://thesop.org/story/20110807/china-poised-to-replace-us-as-top-global-financial-powerhouse.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Fri, 15 Jul 2011 04:45:00 GMT Someone wanted to help raise capital for an alumnus and he wanted help with those issues. http://thesop.org/story/20110714/who-will-design-you-next-deal-and-deliver-you-to-your-destiny.html http://thesop.org/story/20110714/who-will-design-you-next-deal-and-deliver-you-to-your-destiny.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Fri, 24 Jun 2011 17:18:00 GMT This weekend, I went and saw the new movie Green Lantern with my son. The message was profound and obvious. http://thesop.org/story/20110624/the-green-lantern-are-you-motivated-by-fear-or-desire.html http://thesop.org/story/20110624/the-green-lantern-are-you-motivated-by-fear-or-desire.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Tue, 22 Mar 2011 20:58:00 GMT The world has become so small, and we have all become so interconnected, that the disaster in Japan is ready to, if it has not already, affected the rest of the globe. http://thesop.org/story/20110322/how-will-the-disaster-in-japan-affect-the-us.html http://thesop.org/story/20110322/how-will-the-disaster-in-japan-affect-the-us.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Tue, 15 Mar 2011 22:55:00 GMT The signature line from one of my favorite movies, Law Abiding Citizen, is "you can't fight fate". I'm not a fatalistic person and certainly don't subscribe to that philosophy when it comes to living my life. But, I do believe that we all make our own luck and that luck can be something that we control depending on http://thesop.org/story/20110315/can-you-fight-fate.html http://thesop.org/story/20110315/can-you-fight-fate.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Thu, 24 Feb 2011 22:41:00 GMT I'm always on the lookout for the technologies that will change the way that we work, play and learn. This year, with the explosion of smart phones, it seems http://thesop.org/story/20110224/be-on-the-lookout-for-qr-codes-in-upcoming-advertising.html http://thesop.org/story/20110224/be-on-the-lookout-for-qr-codes-in-upcoming-advertising.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Fri, 18 Feb 2011 20:43:00 GMT There's a common misconception among consumers who want to buy real estate from a bank. Does this provide them with the best deal? Maybe yes, but maybe no. http://thesop.org/story/20110218/is-buying-an-reo-from-the-bank-the-best-deal.html http://thesop.org/story/20110218/is-buying-an-reo-from-the-bank-the-best-deal.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Thu, 27 Jan 2011 20:10:00 GMT The applications for this are enormous; possibilities include improvements or enhancements to any companys customer service. http://thesop.org/story/20110127/do-you-see-what-i-mean.html http://thesop.org/story/20110127/do-you-see-what-i-mean.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Tue, 28 Dec 2010 19:21:00 GMT The Europeans always have an edge whenever it comes to style. But they dont always get it right for 'bigness', comfort and utility at least by American standards. http://thesop.org/story/20101228/go-golla-and-show-off-your-wares.html http://thesop.org/story/20101228/go-golla-and-show-off-your-wares.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Thu, 16 Dec 2010 18:52:00 GMT Every year, in anticipation of the Consumer Electronics Show, which this year will be held January 6-9, 2011, in Las Vegas, Nevada, we review products that we believe will help and advance the cause of entrepreneurs locally and around the globe. http://thesop.org/story/20101216/try-covering-it-with-an-otterbox.html http://thesop.org/story/20101216/try-covering-it-with-an-otterbox.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist)) Thu, 4 Nov 2010 02:11:00 GMT I'm regularly asked by people who get involved in our real estate syndication and capital raising program if they can simply get the forms and fill http://thesop.org/story/20101103/real-estate-syndication-will-you-give-us-the-forms.html http://thesop.org/story/20101103/real-estate-syndication-will-you-give-us-the-forms.html joel@growth-logic.com (Joel G. Block (Mentor/Columnist))