by admin | Jan 9, 2017 | Uncategorized
Do you feel tranquility calm when surrounded by green fields and blue skies? Or perhaps slightly alarmed when staring at a red stop sign? Color has been known to have a powerful psychological impact on people’s behavior and decisions, and this knowledge has been...
by admin | Jan 6, 2017 | Uncategorized
If you own a business, you already know about the Better Business Bureau and the importance of its ratings. But that isn’t all the BBB has to offer. Below is a list of some lesser-known features of the BBB and how they might be able to boost your business growth....
by admin | Jan 4, 2017 | Uncategorized
Running and scaling a business will always be challenging. But having a solid foundation of smoothly operating practices underlying your company can make it much easier. To find out how successful entrepreneurs were building their operations, we asked 13 founders from...
by admin | Jan 2, 2017 | Uncategorized
We’re more than halfway through 2014: Where does your business stand in terms of taxes? Last week, a client of mine had an ugly surprise when I finished his tax return and disclosed he owed a lot of money to the IRS. His first reaction was to be mad at the messenger....
by admin | Dec 30, 2016 | Uncategorized
There is no set formula regarding how much liability a business needs. However, the more coverage you have, the more bulletproof your business becomes. If you are running a very successful business, you will probably want minimal disruption if an incident occurs in...
by admin | Dec 28, 2016 | Uncategorized
Is everything possible being done to protect your company from the costly impacts of workers’ compensation claims? As an employer, you know that injuries will happen. However, this doesn’t mean you shouldn’t try to prevent them from knowing the dynamics and some of...
by admin | Dec 26, 2016 | Uncategorized
Nobody likes to admit when they’ve made a mistake and risk the embarrassment, reputation-sullying, or potential wrath from the person who was wronged. This is especially true of Millennials, who were raised with participation trophies and parents with a propensity for...
by admin | Dec 21, 2016 | Uncategorized
When you tell your employees it’s time for the weekly training meeting, you can almost see their groans. Training is generally not anyone’s favorite hour of the day and it can be expensive, especially for small business startups. However, when it comes to a small...
by admin | Dec 19, 2016 | Uncategorized
Insurance requirements in construction contracts contain important but confusing phrases. Phrases like “contractual liability” and “primary and noncontributory” have different meanings and impacts on a contractor’s liability insurance coverage. A contractor signing a...
by admin | Dec 16, 2016 | Uncategorized
Research based on the Hartford’s liability claims showed that about 40 percent of small businesses will likely experience a general liability claim or a property liability claim within the next 10 years. Burglary and theft are the two most common reasons for claims....
