Corporate Universities for Small Companies
Corporate universities are no longer just a big-company phenomenon. Small companies can use in-house training programs to improve recruitment, increase reven... Read story
Donna Fenn
How Do I Know I've Outgrown My Start-up Team?, Accounting/Bookkeeping Article
How Do I Know I've Outgrown Myid="leaup Team? Read story
Built for Speed
Roger Abramson, CEO of office-furniture distributor the Atlantic Group, uses speed as a competitive advantage by combining lightening-fast operations with qu... Read story
Business 101: Family-Business Planning
Last April 73-year-old Herman Shooster flew from Florida to Texas for surgery on a stomach aneurysm, a procedure that would keep him from running his comp... Read story
Passing the Torch
How you transfer your company to your children depends on your financial situation, your vision of the company's future, and the confidence you have in th... Read story
Resources for Family-Run Businesses
Craig Aronoff and John Ward are the authors of Another Kind of Hero: Preparing Successors for Leadership and Family Business Succession: The ... Read story
Could Your Kids Run Your Company?
If you dream of a family dynasty, it's time to start planning. Last April 73-year-old Herman Shooster flew from Florida to Texas f... Read story
Could Your Kids Run Your Company?
If you hope someday to pass your company on to your kids, you should start making plans now. Here's how to prepare yourself--and your children--for the trans... Read story
A League of Your Own
A look at the exploding number of women business owners and the increasingly sophisticated network of female advisors, mentors, and venture capitalists who a... Read story
Do I Really Need a Written Agreement?
Is a handshake enough when entering a business alliance, or should you protect yourself with a written agreement? Here's what a written "memorandum of unders... Read story
Sleeping With the Enemy
A look at companies that have formed alliances with their direct competition. Is this a trend limited to specific industries, or the only way to exploit toda... Read story
No More Business As Usual
Tony Rigato, CEO of MRM, created a strategic plan that forced him to change his company and himself. Here are five tough questions Rigato had to ask himself ... Read story
Close Encounters of the Competitive Kind
Creating alliances even with competitors is a step more small companies are taking. Before you decide to build bridges with some unlikely partners, find o... Read story
The Right Fit
An Inc. 500 company, Select Comfort Corp., has thrived by developing an elaborate system for finding and keeping quality employees. Read story
Rules of Engagement
A close-up of a company that understands that the most important part of an alliance is the people involved. Read story
Higher Ground
Some Inc. 500 CEOs from the 1980s explain how if you don't act fast, your successful business might out grow you. Read story
Employee or Independent Contractor?
A look at a new IRS program that makes it less costly if you've made the wrong call. Read story
Big Changes Ahead in Payroll Taxes
A tax manager explains some details about a new federal program, the Electronic Federal Tax Payment System. Read story
Workplace: Managing Generation X
An overview of how a marketing and communications firm is attracting and motivating young employees. Read story
Compensation: Goal-Driven Incentives
A home-building company's owner explains how his company was able to construct an effective quality checklist. Read story
Hiring: Open-House Recruiting
An HR manager offers some tips on how to plan for a successful open house to find the right new hire. Read story
Benchmark: The Growing Labor Challenge
Some data that show the challenges faced by small and midsize companies looking for an adequate labor force. Read story
Communication: Open-Book Management 101
The story of how one company embraced open-book management and what affect it had on the staff. Read story
The Virtual Water Cooler
A look at how various entrepreneurs who have left large companies are coping with life as small-business people. Read story
Staffing: Managing Virtual Employees
A brief overview of how a small, two-person marketing consulting firm is able to meet its staffing problems. Read story
Health Insurance: Cost-Cutting Strategies
A quick look at how a consulting firm was able to save a candy manufacturer $150,000 in its health insurance costs. Read story
Resource: Managing Contingent Workers
A review of the book, Managing Contingent Workers, by Stanley Nollen and Helen Axel. Read story
Benchmark: Severance Policies
Some data showing how companies calculate severance pay packages for different types of employees. Read story
Retention: When Should You Make a Counteroffer?
Several CEOs explain their company's policy concerning when it's okay to make a counteroffer to their employees. Read story
The Buyers
A look at what happens when a husband-and-wife team with a big-business background buy a small business in Maine. Read story
Recruiting: Targeting the Military
Several small company managers explain why they hire armed services veterans and how to hire vets yourself. Read story
Hiring: Employee Auditions
Two managers explain how they are using employee auditions to fill various postitions. Read story
Benchmark: The Effects of Workplace Violence
The results of a survey of 500 managers about the effects of threats and incidents of workplace violence. Read story
Workplace Safety: Preventing On-the-Job Violence
Several experts offer tips on developing a workplace-violence prevention program. Read story
Benchmark: What Drives the Skills Gap?
A look at some data showing the adverse affects on businesses of the current skills gap. Read story
Teams: A Formula for Success
A CEO explains how employees must have both incentives and training to make team-based management work correctly. Read story
Workers' Compensation: Safety Programs Pay Off
A safety expert explains how his company reduced workers' compensation claims by 65%. Read story
Performance Reviews: Can the Boss Make the Grade?
A CEO tells how his employees graded his company in its attempts to meet its mission statement. Read story
Health Insurance: Healthful Habits Pay Off
An overview of a company's wellness program, and the benefits that have resulted from the program. Read story
