And Now, The End Is Near — It’s a Business Owner’s Least-Favorite Task: Firing an Employee
How can an employer minimize legal problems when it’s necessary to fire an employee for unsatisfactory performance?
How can an employer minimize legal problems when it’s necessary to fire an employee for unsatisfactory performance?
This seven-step outline of the process of Initial Public Offerings is based on the book Going Public, by Frederick D. Lipman. It is accompanied by commentary from three CEOs who have accomplished IPOs: Al Scheid, Scheid Vineyards; Brenda Hall, Hall, Kinion & Associates; and Sky Dalton, Earthlinkt
This list of eight factors that influence employee commitment to the success of a project is based on the authors’ book, "Win-Win Partnerships."
In a retail or service business, your rent is one of your major expenses. Better control of this expense can lead to more cash on hand for profits or investment back into your business. Several practical tips are presented to lower your leasing costs.
Oftentimes copy in advertising does not attract attention or motivate the reader to action. This article offers some proven advice to increase your response rates for print advertising mediums. Includes strategies for headlines, setting up fulfillment procedures, and follow-up with prospects.
This is an extensive checklist to diagnose your staffing, orientation, training, and communications problems among your sales, marketing, and advertising personnel.
Like just about any business operation, there is a process or general procedure associated with seeking private investment in your firm. This article helps the seeker of funds establish a reasonable timeline for planning on funding, attracting potential investors, meeting investor scrutiny, and carrying out negotiations.
Factoring is the sale of accounts receivables to financing sources. This means that your longer-term receivables can be made available to you in a much shorter time period. This article explains all of the uses that the cash could have in your hands, considerations to keep in mind when seeking a purchaser of receivables, the financial mechanics behind factoring, as well as a question-and-answer session on the topic.
Digital Library > Defining and Serving a Market > Press releases “Why Press Releases Fail” Most press releases are immediately filed — in the trash can. There are a number of reasons your "news" never makes it to print or broadcast. A few of the most common reasons for failure include: The "news" is not newsworthy.Press releases are not advertisements…
To spend wisely, think creatively, tap free or low-cost alternatives and tighten your fiscal discipline. It’s a skill that CEOs ignore at their own peril.