Entries Tagged Small Business

The education courses at the Water & Wastewater Equipment, Treatment & Transport Show may not be the most exciting part of the...

All businesses need to take reasonable efforts to ensure the safety and physical well-being of their employees, but maintaining high standards of...

As a business consultant, I see lots of financial reports. Most of them have a few “slinky knots” in them … accounts...

The NFL has 32 teams, not groups. Teams. All teams are groups, but not all groups are teams. Calling a group a...

Perhaps my favorite (and most productive) consulting activity is to go on a ride-along. I hop in the truck, or work alongside...

Greg Mayfield, owner of Southern Water and Soil in Zephyrhills, Florida, knows the best customer is an educated customer.Attempting to avoid a...

“Ellen, call me. My team wants to know why we are changing everything. Why we are moving to a new pricing plan....

As an employer, it is important for you to give your team members time off. They need some extended break periods to...

At some point, you’ve probably received an email invite to join LinkedIn. People often respond by saying they don’t need yet another...

Your employees work best when they are working together – not acting in self-interest but in a spirit of teamwork, communicating, collaborating...

Busy contractors may wish they could take back something they said in the heat of the moment or because it seemed like...

It is a time-honored tradition in businesses across the country: Once a year – typically on the anniversary of an employee’s first...

Doing one’s best is an inherent goal owned by everybody I know.I cannot think of a task, job or career where, from...

Every year since 1963 the president of the United States has issued a proclamation announcing National Small Business Week, designated to recognize...