'Management' Category
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Boosting your bottom line through Workforce Management
Posted by Guest on January 30, 2012As businesses struggle to cope with another downturn in the world economy, they are seeking further cost-cutting measures. Indeed, in an environment of austerity, those cost-cutting measures often involve reducing the workforce, asking employees to reduce hours or reducing budgets. However, there are measures that businesses can implement, especially in the hard-hit retail sector, which [...]
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Three Small Business Resolutions for 2012
Posted by Tim Parker on January 19, 2012What is the new year, really? People around the world use the start of a new year to reflect on what was and what’s to come now that the ball has dropped and the holiday season is over. But what is the new year, really? As small business owners we shouldn’t access the health of [...]
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Here’s How to Form an LLC in 2012
Posted by Tim Parker on January 12, 2012If you spent all of 2011 running a business without registering it with your state, 2012 is the year to change that. If you have ever applied for a patent you know that the process is long, frustrating, and expensive but registering your business is easy, painless, and necessary. The most important reason may be [...]
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How to Evaluate Your OHS and Risk Management Software
Posted by Guest on January 9, 2012If you’re looking at upgrading your business systems, you’ll find that things have changed a lot since the days when you could just cobble together a few computers and call it a network. The typical new business system includes training functions like the learning management system and even an OHS management system. The beauty of [...]
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Happy New Year 2012! Time to reevaluate?
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on January 2, 2012I think every new year we reevaluate our lives. Do we need to lose weight? Do we need to break away from cigarette smoking? Do we need to start a business, or change the direction of our business? At least that’s what the entrepreneurs might be thinking this year. Sometimes things are tough and they [...]
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How To Create Business Processes
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on December 19, 2011Do you have a business process or a set of business processes? A business process is quite simply, a way to get from point a to point b within a business. For instance, a customer order process might be as follows: Customer wants to place an order 1. Bring up the customer order form on [...]
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Making your Signs ADA Compliant
Posted by Guest on December 5, 2011Making your business signs ADA compliant is often a simple matter of choosing the right fonts and contrasts. Certain types of signs, however, have more unique requirements. Here are some guidelines for the most common types of signs. Building signs that are going to be a permanent part of the architecture are subject to ADA [...]
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Protecting Your Business
Posted by Guest on November 28, 2011Protecting your Sydney business can be a difficult task when you are juggling contractors, clients and staff all alone. There are some simple steps you can take to protect your business from common reasons for failure or bankruptcy. This short guide will provide you with tips on how to avoid costly mistakes within your business. [...]
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How To Keep Up While On The Road
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on November 14, 2011Last week I drove out to see my son in Glendale, California. We were giving him our old Acura with 180,000 miles on it as he has been driving a 1991 Toyota Corolla. The Acura should be a more reliable car, and it is definitely cooler, so he was really excited to be getting it. [...]
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Riding The Storm Out
Posted by Brian E. Satterlee on November 7, 2011We have lived a long time now since the Dow decline on the stock market and the high unemployment rate started, towards the end of 2007. That is four years now. It makes you wonder if things will ever get back to normal. If you have a business, you may think that economic conditions are [...]