JW Dicks, Esq. was recently featured in a Fortune Small Business Article on the effect that sleep or lack of sleep has on entrepreneurs and small business owners.

 Orlando, Fla. – October 6, 2008 – In a recent article in Fortune Small Business, JW Dicks, Esq., entrepreneur and business strategist, was featured on the effect that “sleep work” has on his overall strategic business practices.  The article, titled “Make Sleep Work For You,” written by Anne Fisher, focused on the effect of sleep, or lack of sleep, on a wide variety of entrepreneurs and small business owners.   Fisher cites scientific research from a former Stanford University sleep researcher that shows that consistent lack of sleep can have a damaging effect on one’s judgment, decision-making, and overall business strategies. 

 JW Dicks, Esq. was featured in a section that focused on a practice called “sleep work,” where many successful business owners and strategists say that a healthy amount of their good ideas come while sleeping.  In the article, JW Dicks said, “Entrepreneurs tend to get so busy that they don’t sit back and take stock or focus on long-range goals, says JW Dicks. ‘To me, that’s what the night is for.’”  Fisher explains how JW Dicks and other successful entrepreneurs have found that some of their most important sleepwork has been strategic, including business structuring and risk assessment.  The article can be found at http://www.frankbutler.net/2008/08/26/make-sleep-work-for-you-via-fortune-small-business/.

 For articles and blogs written by JW Dicks, visit http://www.DicksNantonAgency.com

 About JW Dicks, Esq.: 

JW Dicks, Esq. is an attorney, best selling author, entrepreneur and business strategist. He has spent his entire 35-year career building successful businesses for himself and his clients bringing his golden touch to the marketing and sales of over $500 million of products and services. His professional versatility affords him a unique insight into the opportunities available for today’s business owners along with the knowledge of how to structure and position a business to take advantage of them.

He is the senior partner of Dicks & Nanton P.A.: The Business Growth Lawyers™, representing clients in the growth of their business using franchises, area exclusive licensing, coaching, idea licensing, info-marketing, joint ventures, syndications and explosion marketing to accomplish their goals. JW Dicks has worked with a diverse set of clients ranging from an Inc. 500 fastest growing company with sales over $250 Million, public companies, down to a small start up that made fishing lures. He loves the challenge and excitement of them all.

In addition to coaching and consulting with clients nationwide, JW Dicks is also a successful entrepreneur. He has built his own businesses, with annual sales over $35 Million, developed real estate in excess of $200 Million and both created, and sold intellectual property rights for as much as $1.8 Million.

JW Dicks has led national conferences and conventions and has spoken to over 150,000 business leaders on venture capital formation, syndication, investing, and business growth strategies. He is the best-selling author of numerous legal and financial books including the 50 Volume set, How to Start a Corporation and Operate in Any State, Moonlight Investing, The Florida Investor, Mutual Fund Investing Strategies, The Small Business Legal Kit, The 100 best Investments For Your Retirement, Financial CPR, Operation Financial Freedom, and How to Buy and Sell Real Estate.

In addition to his Juris Doctorate degree, JW Dicks holds securities licenses, 22, 7, 65, and 24. He is also a registered securities principal, registered investment advisor, and real estate broker. Although technically proficient in several professions, his clients consider his greatest attributes to be his innate creativity, visionary focus and ability to design and implement multi-layered profit centers for companies and individuals seeking long-term financial growth and protection.

JW Dicks is a graduate of the University of Florida and George Mason College of Law. He is a member of the American Bar Association, NASD, National Association of Realtors, the Florida Bar and the Virginia Bar.

For more information, please visit http://www.DicksNantonAgency.com