Advice

1. Extremes are bad.This means sitting too much as well as standing too much. We need a...

Companies merge all the time, and the reasons vary. Some may “have their eggs all in one...

That's not a football question. It's one many small business owners are asking as we head into...

Ego-driven decisions are never the clear, thoughtful and strategic decisions we hope they'll be. The need to...

10) Develop a plan.Every business and nonprofit organization needs a 12-month, 6-month and 3-month public relations and...

Whenever the subject of relationships comes up and I ask how important they are in the sales...

Employee feedback is called feedback because it's more than a tool to make team members feel good. It's to help their performance and build a stronger team, ultimately coming back to you, the manager, as an investment that pays off in talent, performance and results.

10. You need a WISP.A written information security policy, or WISP, is vital. Make sure there's a...

There's been much discussion surrounding the Payment Networks' Liability Shift associated with Europay, MasterCard and Visa, also known as EMV. Already a common technology across the world, EMV will become the new payment standard in the United States by October.

In the classic science fiction novel "Dune," a master assassin named Thufir Hawat reminds Paul, the story's hero, “The first step in avoiding a trap is to know of its existence.” The same is true of risks to family businesses.