For years, savvy business owners have supplemented company-sponsored retirement plans by making contributions annually to Individual Retirement Accounts, or IRAs.
Features
Owner learns to handle fast growth
A sales representative by trade, Tim Guenther started a small Internet retail company four years ago to help give him a competitive edge selling building products.
Features
The art of the interview
When it comes to interviewing job candidates, a little management training can go a long, long way.
Features
ECONOMICS 101
As companies look for efficiencies to prepare for a recovering economy, the Corridor will face renewed competition this year to retain existing industry and jobs.
Features
Teamwork Time
Just when the African American Museum of Iowa is trying to extend its reach, Executive Director Tom Moore is cutting its staffer in charge of statewide programs.
Features
The Road to Recovery
With many economists believing the worst is over, one of the worst mistakes business leaders can make now is to wait until the recovery is in full bloom to react.
Blog Watch
A tree guard inspires
Posted on 04 December 2009
One of my client’s, David Smith, this past spring visited a local nursery in the New Jersey area because he had tree seedlings that he wanted to protect from getting mowed down when he did the lawn.
Efficiency
No excuses with multiple media: Expanding your mental database in 2010
Posted on 01 February 2010
What do you do each week to sharpen your skills? What do you listen to, read, or watch to develop new knowledge or learn more about the industry in which you work?
HR
Quality customer service: Does it exist anymore?
Posted on 01 February 2010
My husband and I recently had the opportunity to build a new home in the area. We love our new home, but what we have not loved has been the lack of customer service that we received from many of the vendors we worked with.
Legal
Pre-demolition asbestos issues
Posted on 01 February 2010
Often the first step to rebuilding a community is the demolition of existing buildings. However, as our community continues the process of rebuilding what was damaged by the floods of 2008, we must be cognizant of the difficulties that arise when dealing with buildings containing asbestos.
Quality
Know your customer
Posted on 01 January 2010
“If I would have given my customers what they asked for I would have given them a faster horse.”
Toughest Decision
My Toughest Decision
Posted on 01 February 2010
Decisions, decisions. We make them all day long and they direct the outcome of our daily lives.
IT
Gaining the competitive edge
Posted on 01 January 2010
A recent study uncovered that 99 percent of CEOs think technology is integral to the success of their company, yet 43 percent believe their company aligns technology to business outcomes.
Marketing
Flatten marketing across your organization
Posted on 01 February 2010
Most people intuitively understand marketing, customer service and distribution, but do they understand how the three work together?
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