In the interest of employee health and safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, many businesses have taken their operations remote. According to Forbes, more than half of employed Americans have transitioned to working from home since March 19.
Category Archives: Business
Hidden fees that follow you through life
From the time we are expected to stand on our own two feet, we are hit with the hidden costs of living. Whether we are talking about the extra costs associated with attending college or the extra costs associated with simply putting a roof over your head, these payments can add up.
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Can “going green” build business profits?
There are many financial benefits for those looking to take their business down an environmentally conscious path. Climate change and similar ecological threats have shifted the way people view corporations.
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Preparing Your Business for the Holidays
Owning and running a business can be stressful enough as it is. Unfortunately, the holidays can take that stress to the next level. A little careful planning, however, can keep things running smoothly over the holidays and help ensure that your company takes advantage of the busy season.
5 Finance Tools Your Small Business Should Have
If you run a small business, managing your finances is one of your most important tasks. Fortunately, there are many fine software tools available that can help you do just this. Here are five finance tools your small business should make use of.
Employee Benefits & Job Satisfaction
There is a distinct correlation between employees being satisfied with their job and the benefits that job offers. Employers that offer benefits (whether they be medical, dental, or vision insurance) can expect that their employees will be generally happier at work.
How to Explode Your Business Growth With 2018’s Hottest Trends
By MJ Plaster
Traders live and die by the trend. “The trend is your friend,” they say. Amateur traders who become emotionally attached to a stock hang on too long, just as stubborn business owners hang on to something “they’ve always done” instead of reading the tea leaves and adjusting to meet emerging business conditions.
Sexual Harassment: Mediasplaining vs. Fact
By MJ Plaster
As the list of outted perverts grows, it makes you wonder if it would be easier to create a list of people who don’t sexually harass or inappropriately touch people over whom they have power. At the same time, it seems that men are in danger of having their every glance and utterance cataloged to prove harassment. It doesn’t help that everything has become a microaggression.
Is “The Customer Is King” All It’s Cracked up to Be?
By MJ Plaster
Suspend reality for a moment and pretend business doesn’t answer to its gods, the shareholders—or in the case of small-to-medium businesses, monied interests. Whom would you choose for top billing—customer or employee? Before you make up your mind, read about some of the success stories at companies who put their employees first.
Are You the Worst Boss in the World?
By MJ Plaster
“Oh, dear God, it’s Monday, and I don’t know whether to stab out my eyeballs or slit my wrists.” If that’s what runs through your employees’ minds after the weekend, I know a secret. You might think they loathe their jobs, but it’s more likely they hate you, their Cretan boss. And, what’s worse, these bosses may be so self-absorbed that they have no idea their employees feel this way.