What would it cost you? What is it worth to you? What are you willing to sacrifice?

Another day, and we’re back at the cookie factory. Only, it’s bring your friends to work day and someone asked how much cost to make a cookie. A good question, really. We have a few costs. Fixed costs: labor, insurance, rent, machinery. Variable costs: flour, sugar, chocolate chips. Direct costs: directly tied to the creation…

A threshold where goods below a set value can be brought into a country without paying duties, the fee incurred from tariffs.  Why might you increase and maintain a de minimus threshold, allowing the import of higher value items? Promote e-commerce. Ease burden on your customs operations. Encourage global trade. Why might you decrease the de…

The beautiful part is seeing the rose unfold. That the more you get to know them, the more you love them. The more excited you are to serve them.

Your environment frames what you thought was expected. Overtime what he expected gets turned on its head. And once it’s turned on its head, you must pick it back up.