The Top Three Reasons to Hire A US Military Veteran
With Memorial Day approaching I am reminded of my time in service to our country. As an immature 18-year-old with very little direction, I chose the US Army over college …
Flooded with Time Off Requests? Get a Policy.
Spring has sprung and employees are planning for graduations, weddings, and summer vacations. You may be looking at a calendar, your e-mail inbox, or a stack of written requests for …
Why Bother With All This Documentation?
Written by Jim Voight, Attorney at Law with Lavelle Law One of the most common questions I receive as a small business attorney is whether it is really necessary to …
Help! I Need Financing: Wanna Be a Partner?
I love working with entrepreneurs because they are gritty. They don’t like being told “no”. They love challenges and are usually willing to take wild risks to achieve their dreams. …
5 Rules for Engaging Millennials
A few weeks ago, I was having breakfast with one of the area’s most successful sales directors – her sales team has close to 100 reps across the country – …
6 Steps to a Winning Marketing Strategy
As I was driving to visit a client the other day, whose office feels like it’s in another state, I flipped through the AM dial and stumbled across a very …
A Prescription for Starting a Healthy Business
Starting a new business is an exciting time. With so much information available today, how is a person to know what will work for them? Everyone should know that having …
Start Budgeting Now – Changes Coming to the Definition of Exempt and Non-Exempt
If you currently have exempt employees, their exempt status may soon change. As early as Fall 2016, the Department of Labor will release the final rules changing the definition of …
Four Sides to Every Story
In Objective Management, there are four sides to every story. Being a manager in a small or medium-sized business can be quite stressful at times. Your primary responsibility is probably …
Stay Focused on Your HIPA
A few months back (on one of the thirteen days of Fall it was nice outside), I remember meeting over a Frappuccino with a good friend who happens to own …