Most business owners are always looking for ways to improve their business. However, in many cases it is hard to know where the greatest opportunity for improvement exists unless you benchmark your company against competitors and other companies in your industry. Without benchmarking there is a real risk of letting …
Read More »Worker’s Compensation – Relief In Sight
Over the past several years, businesses across California have been getting hammered with increases in their Worker’s Compensation rates. Coupled with two changes to the Experience Modification calculation in the past four years, rates have risen by almost double in several cases. 2013 was especially poor as rates rose an …
Read More »The Average Return “Lie”
What investment companies and financial entertainers don’t tell you could cost you thousands. Investment companies and financial entertainers like Dave Ramsey & Suze Orman talk about getting a 12% average return in from mutual funds but is that real? Does that actually happen in the real world? There is an …
Read More »Do you have a ticking time bomb employee?
By Jeff Stewart Employees can be your biggest asset and your biggest detriment if not managed properly. You could literally have a ticking time bomb working for you that could explode into complaints with government agencies, unfounded workers’ compensation claims, or worse, a class action lawsuit. Employees today are quite …
Read More »Real-time business intelligence
Using space-age technology to adapt to market trends By Swapan Nag What does technology that allows us to view Earth from the International Space Station as it orbits around the planet have to do with supply chain management? Or technology that helps authorities pinpoint and deploy vital resources during a …
Read More »Preparing for the Sale of a Business
By: Edward L. Fixen The following list summarizes what I believe are the top factors that affect and influence business owner’s ability to sell their business and should be considered years in advance to prepare for the sale of any business. If you have given any thought to selling in …
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