🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readIs your staff spending too much time in meetings and not enough time working independently? If so, you’re not alone. Since 2008, the amount of time that firms spend in meetings has been increasing. It is now projected that organizations spend an average of 15 percent of company time in meetings. … Continue reading “Phone App to Enhance Staff Productivity”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readYou’ve just lost your phone, and you’re in full-on panic mode. When you locate said electronic device, all is well. You heave a sigh of relief. All of this begs the question: Why and how have we become so dependent on our phones? Though doing without a phone entirely is probably … Continue reading “6 Great Ways to Unplug and Feel Better”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readNext month, all 435 seats of the U.S. House of Representatives and 35 of the 100 seats in the Senate will be up for grabs in the midterm elections. Historically, congressional midterms have had much lower turnout than Presidential elections, but this year has a lot of issues at stake – … Continue reading “Potential Impacts of Midterm Elections”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to selling a business, it’s never a bad thing to be too careful. In fact, according to Forbes’ contributor Richard Parker, 50 percent of business acquisitions fall apart during the “due diligence” phase, where many current and future obligations exist. With such a high rate of deals that … Continue reading “Common Errors and Oversights When Evaluating a Business to Buy”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAmerica is one of the heaviest societies in the entire world. Two-thirds of Americans are classified as obese or overweight using Body Mass Index as a measurement. These aren’t just ugly statistics; medical conditions linked to obesity caused more than 100,000 deaths in 2017. On top of all of this, obesity-related medical … Continue reading “Would a $1,000 Tax Deduction get you in the Gym?”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readJohn S. McCain National Defense Authorization Act for Fiscal Year 2019 (H.R. 5515) – Introduced by Rep. Mac Thornberry (R-TX), this bill increases the size of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Naval and Air Reserve and Air Guard; fully funds a 2.6 percent pay raise for troops; and extends special pay … Continue reading “Stepping Up Defense Spending, Cybersecurity Tips for Small Business, a Possible National Suicide Hotline and Affirming the U.S. Press Is Not the Enemy”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readEvery year we experience new challenges in the world of computer hacking – as well as new solutions. Cyber hackers have become aggressive, and so business owners must be more vigilant. Because clients are the source of your revenue, it is critically important to ensure their data never gets into the … Continue reading “Cyberattack Prevention Planning”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readAccording to Dr. James Levine, an endocrinologist at the Mayo Clinic, sitting is the new smoking. In his study that spanned 15 years, it was determined that spending more than six hours a day on your behind contributes to unhealthy blood pressure, obesity, depression and some types of cancer. And that’s … Continue reading “8 Ways to Stay Healthy When You Sit All Day”
🖨 Print⏱ 4 min readThe longer people live, the greater the chance they will need assistance in old age. And today, people are living longer than ever. As if providing for one’s own retirement isn’t hard enough, now we must factor in the cost of providing long-term care. Health insurance – including Medicare – is … Continue reading “Funding Options For Long Term Care Expenses”
🖨 Print⏱ 3 min readWhen it comes to selling, there are a lot of challenges in the industry. According to a 2016 report by Accenture and CSO Insights, 55 percent of sales professionals believe that their organization’s sales tools make them less productive; and 59 percent of those surveyed said they have too many tools … Continue reading “Help Reduce Call Reluctance Among Sales Professionals”