Do I want to offer a retirement plan to my employees? If so, what type of plan should I offer? How much, if any, do I want to contribute toward my employees’ retirement? How much do I want to contribute... (Continue reading)
Think technology has advanced rapidly over the last decade? Answering yes would be an understatement. Technology is affecting all areas of small and medium-sized businesses, even with employee benefits and benefit administration. The bottom line is that using technology allows... (Continue reading)
The Benefits of Organizational Development to your employees, your company and your customers. It’s working for manufacturers (large & small), government agencies, franchises, service companies, hospitals, and many more. And sure, it could work for your company... (Continue reading)
Why is it that when we talk about employee benefits, we often fail to incorporate the most important one into the benefits package…development of human capital? Leadership development may be the single most important benefit to include, because it will... (Continue reading)
In Kentuckiana, there are about 30,000 small businesses, and all but about 500 are classified as small businesses. Studies have shown that only about 18% of small business owners have a written business plan, but for those entrepreneurs who have... (Continue reading)
Over the past decade, Congress has repealed many of the tax incentives designed to encourage exports. The latest casualty was the Extraterritorial Income Exclusion (“ETI”), which was repealed in 2006. However, the Interest Charge Domestic International Sales Corporation (“IC-DISC”) remains... (Continue reading)
Across the nation, one out of four employees will quit their jobs this year – and the average company will spend three times their annual salary to replace them. Particularly in small business this “turnover treadmill” can be the difference... (Continue reading)
Since 1935, unions have gained representation rights of employees via a secret ballot vote conducted by the National Labor Relations Board (“NLRB”). Today, such representation elections are held on average about 40 days after the union files its petition. However,... (Continue reading)
Leadership Seems to be the buzz-word in business today. We are entering a unique time in history with the baby boomers transitioning out of the workforce leaving a significant number of positions vacant, up to 50% according to the Census... (Continue reading)
“Leadership is not magnetic personality – that can just as well be a glib tongue. It is not ‘making friends and influencing people’ – that is flattery. Leadership is lifting a person’s vision to higher sights, the raising of a... (Continue reading)