How to Reduce Temporary Employee Turnover (13 Jun 2006) The use of temporary services to stock a farm of employees is beneficial in a number of ways for an employer, and detrimental in others; but the one that will always be heard is that good labor is hard to find when using these services.
Shrinkage Control (13 Jun 2006) You work hard all year to make a profit. Do not let shrinkage wipe it out at the end of the year when the physical inventory count is taken and reconciled to your book inventory records.
The Retailers Calendar (13 Jun 2006) Retailers use a special calendar that facilitates planning sales and making comparisons from year to year. The IRS calls it the 52-52 week year.
What to do When You receive a Bad Check (13 Jun 2006) As a small business operator, personal checks may be one method to receive payment for your goods or services. As a way to receive payment, a personal check is actually better than credit cards becau...
The Diamond Cutter (13 Jun 2006) Geshe Michael Roach is a Princeton graduate and a Buddhist monk. After graduation, he spent seven years studying the wisdom of Tibetan Buddhism. At the suggestion of his teacher, he joined a fledglin...
Christmas and Business Gifts for Your Clients and Employees! (13 Jun 2006) Tis' the season for business and corporate gift-giving! If you believe in the law of reciprocity, and if your business is the least bit successful you must; you know that giving back is not only the ...
How To Turn Business Losses Into Cash Flow (13 Jun 2006) When the typical new business operator starts a business, they concentrate on making the business succeed. That is necessary but not the only thing that a business operator should concentrate on. A...
Are You the Culprit? (13 Jun 2006) Managers, start operating in your own best interest by taking a closer look at the public relations work underway on behalf of your unit.
The 3rd Plan Missing from your Business (13 Jun 2006) If you're like most people, you probably started with wonderful ideas of fulfilling your dreams, to be successful and to take charge of your own destiny. I hope you have achieved those or are well on...
4 Tips on How to Avoid Communication Lines Breakdown (13 Jun 2006) As a company grows, one area that often becomes a bottleneck is communication. There are certain dynamics that take place in communications, as the number of people involved increases.
How to Get Your Procedures Project Done (13 Jun 2006) Wouldn't it be nice for business owners and executives to be finished with their policies and procedures project already? They know they need to get it done, but maybe it's taking too long. Or perhap...
Why and How to Work with a Consultant (13 Jun 2006) A good consultant provides specialist abilities and experience, innovative ideas, second opinions (reality checks), unbiased appraisals, and new approaches. A good consultant will leave you with tool...
Stop Waste, Fraud and Abuse (13 Jun 2006) Each year, businesses write-off six percent of revenue to waste, fraud and abuse. But why would managers throw all that hard-earned money away when there is a reliable way to eliminate waste, fraud ...
PR Still a Mystery to Some (13 Jun 2006) Just what lies at the core of managerial public relations anyway?
Solving the Problem Solving Problem (13 Jun 2006) Too frequently, organizations and people want to rush to a solution and in doing so waste time, resources and the equity in their relationships by battling over solutions to different problems. "A problem half stated is a problem half solved."
Build Your Business (On A Shoestring): Hire a College Intern (13 Jun 2006) Starting up a new venture or business can be one of the most exciting times of your life. It can also be one of the most stressful. In the early months, or even early years of your business, cash f...
Managing a CAD Outsourcing Project (13 Jun 2006) We must first emphasize that here we are talking about outsourcing CAD projects, which is significantly easier than outsourcing software development or IT services (earlier articles of mine have expl...
