What’s the difference between a good franchise and a hot franchise? What distinguishes a sound investment from a speculative one? Unfortunately, for most business owners and investors, such distinctions are …

Small business owners need no reminder of the challenges they face. Because most owners sport multiple roles— often serving as their own HR, legal, accounting, business development, recruiter, and their …

The economy is taking its toll everywhere you look. Not surprisingly, an increase in fraud is one of the byproducts of the slump. A recent survey by the Association of …

The holidays are just beginning but, one holiday is coming to an end.  The payroll tax holiday which gave some tax payers an additional few dollars in their paychecks will …

In this era of electronic communications, the issue of how to keep an eye on employees’ e-mails comes up with more frequency than ever. Employers have the right to manage …

The economy is taking its toll everywhere you look. Not surprisingly, an increase in fraud is one of the byproducts of the slump. A recent survey by the Association of …

Develop a Social Media Policy Before Trouble Starts Social media and networking sites are exploding. Employees and companies are using these growing means of communicating over the Internet for marketing, …

You get a call from a student at the local university who is interested in an unpaid internship for a semester. Should you take her up on it? The obvious …

The downturn has clearly given employers more power in their relationship with employees. But very few have wielded that strength to cut back on employee flexibility. In fact, a new …

It has happened to almost every employer. One or two employees tend to miss work far more frequently than everyone else. Productivity goes down, morale falls and strife ensues. Beyond …