Entries by IslerNW

Pressure eases on PERS costs but impact uncertain

“Local governments are starting to relax when they look at their bills from the Public Employees Retirement System. After five years of steadily climbing costs, PERS is becoming cheaper or at least not much more expensive. Those costs have made the people who run local governments and school districts squirm and pull out their calculators […]

The Golden Rule of Startup Capital: Don’t Waste Money

“I estimated exactly how much money I needed to succeed. The problem with this is that the “perfect” amount of money is a fallacy. Indeed, if you have a unique, revolutionary and proprietary idea, combined with the right amount of money it stands a significantly better chance of becoming a success. But most of us […]