Zero Tolerance is the Key to Ending Sexual Harassment

While the Paula Jones ruling has well faded from the spotlight, the issue of sexual harassment continues to plague businesses. To avoid a lawsuit and bad publicity that accompany public actions, companies must create a work environment free of sexual harassment.

The two categories of sexual harassment recognized under the law are quid pro quo and hostile…

Solid Financial Advice for Small Businesses

Especially in these challenging financial times, having a plan and sticking to it, as well as analyzing virtually every initiative and/or transaction from a profitability standpoint are MUSTS for small business owners.

Suggestions of action items that can positively impact your bottom line:

-          Understand the differences between fixed and variable costs: categorize your expenses accordingly. If…

Management Challenges in Going Global

As noted in previous articles, the world offers significant business opportunities for every company. However, opportunities are accompanied by significant challenges for managers. The greatest challenges associated with doing business in a foreign country stem from attempting to deal with the distinctive, and often quite different, nature of the…

Leave Quickly and Quietly and No One Will Get Hurt…

Vacation and rest in general have become a bit of a foreign concept to me in the six years as a business owner and far more absent over the past 3 months as I have been consumed with a recent project. Yesterday was Saturday, and as I was still in bed at nearly noon, I knew I was…

Innovative Thinking Requires a Work Break

Many of us hear the word vacation, and we automatically think of a million reasons why we can’t take a one. We get stressed at the idea of leaving our work behind for a week, and about the problems we will come back to; but we don’t think of the many benefits taking a vacation can give to us….

Improved Collections Lead to Improved Vacations

It’s that time of the year. . . time to pack up and head out for your summer vacation. However, if you’re like many owners of closely-held businesses, this is sometimes easier said than done. If important things seem to grind to a halt when you’re out of the office, it may be time to…

Crossroads Campaign

The Falls of the Ohio Foundation and State Park announce the Crossroads Campaign to re-energize the telling of the Falls story with new interactive exhibits.

The new exhibit design will replace the Interpretive Center’s 15-year old original exhibits with state-of-the-art immersive experiences emphasizing four key themes of the region’s scientific, natural, and cultural history, and strengthen the connection between the…

Business Owners Need a Vacation too: Travel the World by Visiting the Louisville Zoo

North America: You could travel North America from the Alaskan Scenic Byways where you can have journeys of the Alaska Native Heritage Centre, Independence Mine and Matanuska Glacier or engage in other activities from guided alpine and glacier hikes, river rafting and flight seeing tours to visiting the magnificent La Pinsonniere in La Malbaie, Quebec Canada where it is…

Bits and Bytes

Have you ever found yourself going through computer specs or advertisements scratching your head over all the different terms used for storage and memory? For example, individual files are listed in megabytes, memory in gigabytes, and storage in gigabytes or terabytes. This article will give some history of the terms and also explain the differences between them.

To explain,…

Are You Managing, Coaching, or Enforcing

Too often today, managers – whether supervisors, directors, or even owners – see their role as the creator and enforcer of rules. “Be on time…,” they tell their employees, “or I will have to write you up.” “Be a team player.” “Show initiative.” “Call on more prospects.” “Service the existing customer.” And so on.

More time is spent on dealing…