Patricia A. Amend


Benefits;

The time your employees take off for doctor appointments could be costing you money. "If there's one person missing from a production line, even if it's ...  Read story

Venture Capital;

The new tax law may or may not stem the flow of venture capital, but you shouldn't have much trouble figuring out where to look for it. One place to star...  Read story

Hiring;

Large companies are loaded with talented people who have much to offer a small company in need of experienced managers. The trick is to find those who ha...  Read story

Credit;

To monitor a company's creditworthiness, lenders like to see periodic operating statements, which usually come in the form of a no-frills computer printou...  Read story

Manufacturing;

If you're running low on production capacity, now may be a good time to think about farming out some of your work to a good subcontractor. U.S. manufactu...  Read story

Marketing;

If you sell by direct mail and are acquiring new mailing lists, make sure that the names you're getting aren't ones you already have. "It's gotten to be ...  Read story

Managing People;

Here's one way to get hourly workers to show up on time: make it a condition of receiving bonuses. That's the approach used by Horton Homes Inc., which m...  Read story

Resources;

Shopping for software for your company? You might want to check out The Corporate Software Guide, published twice a year by Corporate Software Inc., a na...  Read story

Hot Tip: Don't Make a Personal Guarantee

One small business banker says that a personal guarantee isn't always necessary.  Read story

Profit And Loss

Will Winans's book dig him out of debt?  Read story