Ask successful entrepreneurs if, had they known everything they knew now back when they first started, would they continue, and you’d get a good number say no. The road of entrepreneurship is paved in disappointments, heartaches, loneliness and stress. Twenty percent of businesses fail their first year, and 50% do not make it to five years. However, every year more than 1 … [More]
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Should You Send Your Boss a Holiday Greeting? 8 Dos and Don’ts for Holiday Greetings
Allison & Taylor Inc.
While sending out a holiday card to your boss is likely a good idea, even this generous gesture can backfire if the proper protocols aren't observed. Do’s & Don’ts to ensure your card is well received: Please see 8 Do’s & Don’ts to ensure your card is well received: Choose a high-quality holiday card that allows no possibility of offending its recipient. … [More]
3 Tips for Deciding Whether to Accept or Reject an Early Retirement Offer
by Calvin Goetz
You’ve spent years planning and saving for your retirement. And then, out of the blue, your employer hands you an early retirement offer that could change everything. An early retirement offer is a financial incentive to resign when an employer needs to reduce payroll costs. It could be a boon, giving you the freedom to pursue other activities. Or it could be an unwanted … [More]
Want to Bring Digital Transformation to Your Business? The Right Leadership Is Key
inbusinessPHX.com
When Under Armour ramped up its digital transformation efforts after the pandemic began, positive results soon emerged, and this year executives at the sportswear maker were able to report higher profit margins and a more seamless product-to-market pathway. But Under Armour’s success story isn’t everyone’s success story. Plenty of companies spend lots of money on digital … [More]
How Recognizing Top Employees Can Cure the Quitting Epidemic
inbusinessPHX.com
A record 4.3 million workers left their jobs in August, continuing a trend in 2021. Reasons for quitting vary, but as one recent survey shows, a lack of appreciation from employers is a common driver. Appreciation is an especially important factor to a large segment of the workforce – millennials and Gen Z. In a poll taken shortly before the COVID-19 pandemic began, 79% of … [More]
Should You Send a Turkey a Holiday Greeting?
Allison & Taylor
In this electronic day and age, sending your boss or former boss a holiday e-card/social media greeting instead of a traditional “snail mail” card might seem perfectly normal and appropriate. However, there are several reasons why sending an electronic greeting might ultimately be a bad idea. For starters, many senior managers are older and reflect an “old school” … [More]
EN NEGOCIOS: 5 formas en que la energía renovable transformará las pequeñas empresas
por Edgar R. Olivo
Se acercan tiempos emocionantes a medida que la energía renovable se convierte en un tema principal en muchos sectores dentro de la economía y las conversaciones cotidianas, todo gracias a la aprobación del nuevo proyecto de ley de infraestructura. A medida que las personas se familiaricen con la idea de aprovechar la energía de las turbinas eólicas y los paneles solares, las … [More]
5 Ways Renewable Energy Will Transform Small Businesses
by Edgar R. Olivo
Exciting times are approaching ahead as renewable energy becomes a mainstream topic across many sectors within the economy and everyday conversations, all thanks to the passing of the new infrastructure bill. As people become familiar with the idea of harnessing energy from wind turbines and solar panels, small businesses also stand to benefit from renewable energy … [More]
Is the American Dream Dead?
by Dr. Jennifer Charles
The American Dream is the idea that there is equal opportunity available to any American in America, allowing the highest aspirations and goals to be achieved. The American Dream was first defined by James Truslow Adams in 1931. He explained it as "that dream of a land in which life should be better and richer and fuller for everyone, with opportunity for each according to … [More]
7 Ways Social Media Can Revitalize Small Business Competition
by Candie Guay
Economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic could very well continue to play out over decades. Change is a forerunner to growth and businesses across the nation were forced to pivot over the last two years. Perseverance was tested, resilience was built and the presence of small businesses on social media, or lack thereof, was noticed. Small businesses, which account for 99% of … [More]
