Entries Tagged Small Business

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

The tax season is upon us. It is time for small-business contractors to gear up for it and also prepare for next...

If you found a treasure map that you knew for sure would lead to a pile of treasure, would you follow it?...

Richard Plummer, owner of Plummer’s Waste Group in Wyoming, Michigan, is a big believer in formal classes for his 48 employees. Most...

In many areas of the country, the labor market is tight. Help wanted signs seem to be popping up everywhere. And younger...

There are only so many hours in the day. Cleaners know this better than anyone. It always seems like there’s more to...

If you’re using a blog on your website to promote your business, competition is heating up — not from competitor blogs, but...

I bet most managers believe good customer service plays out like a movie script — right down to happy, smiling faces in...

It happened. Again. Maybe a shared tool went missing. Maybe someone on your team dropped the ball and didn’t show up to a...

It doesn’t matter what industry you’re in or the size of your company — leveraging social media is a must for competing...

We’ve all heard the horror stories of great businesses utterly collapsing because the founders were good friends and the relationship turned sour....

Many of us make New Year’s resolutions that help us live healthier lives — working out more regularly or maintaining a more...

In the not-too-distant past, hiring bonuses — also called signing bonuses or sign-on bonuses — were only mentioned in reference to elite...

Liability insurance protects individuals or businesses from financial loss if they're sued and held liable for any actions they may have taken...