Evolution has made these crustaceans of the sea quite hardy along the rocky coastal areas of the world. And, their journey is not much different than the business world. Lobsters, while a profitable commodity, enjoy an interesting grading depending on the make-up of their shell that creates an elegant analogy for business lifestyles. Young lobsters, […]

Finding a Little Bit of Sweetness in these Sour Times Record unemployment, rising infection rates on a global pandemic, and civil unrest felt throughout the country, most would agree that these would make for sour headlines. It seems every time we turn on the news more and more of the world is on fire and […]

Zucchini, like all squash, was originally brought over to Europe from the Americas after the initial waves of exploration and colonization in the 16th century. The variety of squash that are commonly referred to as the zucchinis were curated in the Northern Italy in the latter 19th century. Factoring and ABL’s story are extraordinarily similar. […]

With the rush of government funding to small businesses through the Paycheck Protection Program (PPP), Emergency Injury Disaster Loans (EIDL), and Main Street Lending Program it could feel like the business capital environment has been flooded like a rice paddy! The unprecedented move by the government in concert with the Federal Reserve was remarkably quick […]

If you have already seen our Zucchini post, you’ll know that we take designations seriously! For our Cooking the Books October 2020 edition, we’ll be looking at another “botanical fruit” but used as “cooking vegetable”. When we think of tomatoes as a fruit or prepared as something sweet – not many star recipes jump to […]