by Linda Fayerweather | Jun 17, 2013 | Uncategorized
Traveling this weekend for family fun allowed me to try many different restrooms and rest stops along my adventures. Two places, one a rest stop and the other a restaurant, had the super hand dryers that dry your hands in seconds. Other rest stops had only paper,...
by Linda Fayerweather | Jun 10, 2013 | Business Planning, Selling, Selling a Business
When was the last time you took off two weeks? Business owners need to plan and then take vacations to refresh, reinvigorate and renew their commitment to their business. A vacation from your business is important to the health of your future and your businesses. ...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Jun 10, 2013 | Business Management, Business Planning, Employee Management, Financial, Goals, Organization, Security, Uncategorized
Did you know that 95% of business experience employee theft? Like it or not as a business owner you will have to deal with theft at some point and it is a horrifying feeling when it is from the inside. The feelings of anger towards the offender and the guilt that you...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | Jun 3, 2013 | Business Management, Employee Management, Uncategorized
We make assumptions about people almost every minute of every day, it’s only human. We are naturally geared towards certain personality types and avoid others. In the workplace these natural human behaviors can cause bias evaluations on an unconscious level....
by Linda Fayerweather | Jun 2, 2013 | Planning for Business, Selling, Selling a Business
Dreaming about the value of your business? Especially when Instagram sold for $1 Billion in 2012 to Facebook and Tumblr was sold in May 2013 to Yahoo for $1.1 Billion with $13 Million in revenue. These were both still very much start-ups; Instagram with 13...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | Jun 2, 2013 | Business Improvement, Image & Marketing
If you have watched any amount of TV in the last few months you have probably seen those commercials for Progressive Insurance, specifically the commercials about their SnapShot device. The devices collects information about your driving habits such as when you drive,...
by Linda Fayerweather | May 27, 2013 | Business Culture, Business Management, Economics, Employee Management
Wanting to be a good employer, we often make decisions without thinking of all the costs and benefits to our organization. The two main reasons to give vacations are: To reward longevity! To allow employees time to refresh and get recharged! I am reminded of...
by Tiffiny Fayerweather | May 27, 2013 | Business Networking, Customer Service & Culture, Employee Management, Image & Marketing
Everybody likes to be a story teller, especially if it’s about some person or event you have in common. The problem is knowing what it is appropriate and when it’s not. Just the other day I was at a personal appointment with my hairstylist. It wasn’t really my...
by Jeff Mendelsohn | May 26, 2013 | Personal Improvement
This past month I had a little communication mishap. To make a very long story short I was trying to get in contact with a client’s IT department about giving me access to the web server so I could do some work on their website. For the past few weeks...
by Linda Fayerweather | May 22, 2013 | Business Culture, Business Management
As a business coach, I am often asked, “what does it cost to give employees a paid day off like Memorial Day?” The simple answer might be “lots” – realistically, I’ll often use the old accounting term “it depends”. It...
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