Entries Tagged Employee

One of the most difficult challenges that small-business owners face today is finding, recruiting and retaining new talent, yet few have a...

Slow and steady wins the race, right? While that may be true for the tortoise, drain cleaners more frequently work like the...

The next time you conduct a job interview, keep in mind this startling – and sobering – statistic from a recent U.S....

We’ve heard about the importance of setting goals all our lives. For some, the word conjures ugly thoughts of New Year’s resolutions...

Fresh faces and new stories abound at the Pumper & Cleaner Expo (now called the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport...

Remember the good ol’ days when all you had to do was put an ad in the local paper and hordes of...

If your business isn’t using cellphones, it’s probably time to rethink that. Whether you view them as a technological blessing or a...

Tom Mattison is a 77-year-old business owner who thrives on giving. The military veteran volunteers his time helping his community and would...

One of the biggest challenges faced by plumbing and drain cleaning contractors such as The Waterworks in Columbus, Ohio, is a lack...

One of the foundations of effective management is clarity in communication — and that includes clarity in explaining the expectations you’ve set...

Finding reliable office workers can be daunting and time consuming. Slim pickings of qualified employees in the labor pool make it even...

It’s one of the biggest paradoxes of entrepreneurship: The thing that should be so easy and so enticing — taking a little...

Health care, its costs, and how it gets covered all continue to be in the news. With the implementation of the federal...

As business owners, we love to discuss ways to improve our employees’ attitudes. Throw a party. Tell inspiring stories at the company...