Business owners and managers can burn a lot of hours juggling work schedules for their employees: setting and revising hours, adjusting for sick days and vacations and accommodating for turnover. While it’s not possible to abandon scheduling, a new tool offers help in setting schedules and notifying employees. A Web-based program called ReadySetWork enables employers […]
Smart phone users interested in starting or growing a small business can tap a variety of resources offered through a new mobile application from the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA). “Increasingly, smart phones are the vehicle through which Americans access information. This is certainly true of many entrepreneurs and small business owners, and this new […]
Charles Crawford operates an ice skating rink that offers all the advantages of a hard and smooth surface, only without all the disadvantages associated with actually freezing and grooming ice. Crawford and his wife, Elizabeth, own On Edge Skating, a Grand Junction business that provides one of the few year-round synthetic skating facilities in the […]
Kevin Brooks oversees the operation of eight Big O Tires outlets in Western Colorado, some of the best-selling locations for the franchise nationwide. Out of 435 Big O outlets across the country, Brooks has two outlets among the top 10 revenue producers. At least two West Slope outlets have made the top 10 for 14 […]
As is the case with many forms of new technology, it can seem like a dream of the future suddenly becomes reality. That’s certainly been the case in the banking industry, where the use of cash, paper checks and direct deposits at bank teller windows are no longer necessary to operate a business. Paper checks […]
Improving technology is adopted so quickly that businesses looking for a technological edge over competitors sometimes buy new devices as soon as they hit the market, even if they’re not yet sure how they might help improve customer service and the bottom line. Such is the case with tablet computers and smart boards. Grand Valley […]
Teresa and David Kareus recently announced the merger of Valley Office Supply with Source Office Products, touting the advantages of combining resources to improve purchasing power and customer service. When it comes to using technology to improve efficiencies and service, though, the Grand Junction business was up to speed well before the merger with the […]
Mac Lewis and Paul Shelton, engineer and lead installer at Atlasta Solar Center in Grand Junction, have earned certification as photovoltaic system installers. Lewis and Shelton earned certification from the North American Board of Certified Energy Practitioners. Lewis and Shelton had to pass an exam demonstrating competence as installers and knowledge of such subjects as […]
Lisa Mullen is looking forward to attending an upcoming conference that will connect Coloradans with federal government leaders. “This is a great opportunity for me,” said Mullen, the owner of Rocky Mountain Sanitation in Grand Junction. “As a business owner, I feel this is an important step to providing good business practices and procedures.” Mullen […]
An increasingly uncivil workplace costs businesses not only talented employees, but also paying customers. It’s up to owners and managers to address behavior that creates a “toxic environment,” said Evan Abbott, director of organizational development and learning for the Mountain States Employers Council (MSEC). “They set the tone. They create the norm of what’s accepted.” […]