by Linda Fayerweather | May 25, 2015 | Business Culture, Business Improvement, Trends
Being Memorial Day, I will ask: “Who do you remember on this day?” As a kid, we always called this Decoration Day and I remember my Mom going with her Mom to decorate the graves of those family members that were gone. This required many geraniums, brooms,...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 29, 2014 | Business Culture, Business Management, Planning for Business
Working at a library, I know the marketing books for the small business is a huge section in our 658.8s shelves at the Toledo Lucas County Public Library. A recent addition by Scott Stratten, QR Codes Kill Kittens: How to Alienate Customers, Dishearten Employees, and...
by Linda Fayerweather | Sep 14, 2014 | Business Culture
Work life balance is what we create and as business owners, we are often seeing both sides – our balance and our staffs’ balance. I, for one, go with Life Balance. Long ago, I started putting all my events/appointments/obligations on one calendar. This...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Aug 18, 2014 | Business Culture, Business Management, Employee Management
My friend told me an interesting story about a recent job interview she had gone to. The position was entry level, just about the lowest position you could get in the company. The position only required a high school graduate level education. Considering that, my...
by Linda Fayerweather | Aug 18, 2014 | Business Culture, Trends
How much does it cost to give employees vacation? Employers need to look at both Costs and Benefits. Costs are usually easy; benefits are often softer – like morale, turnover, and image. Depending on the job the person does, the cost is not only what you pay the...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jul 28, 2014 | Business Culture, Personal Improvement, Planning for Business
Yes, you can run a business and have fun. There is a dirty little word we must follow – PLAN. If you want personal time, you must plan for it. With July almost in the record books and fall on the horizon, it is not too late to plan for some down time. Open...
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