American small businesses aren’t growing, hiring, borrowing or expanding as they should be. Their owners have almost no confidence Washington can stop runaway federal spending or balance the government’s budget. Worried and uncertain over what the future might hold, these usually optimistic entrepreneurs grow more cautious by the day. Their fears and uncertainty when it […]
Seriously, we’re $16 TRILLION in debt and running up an extra $1.5 TRILLION in debt every year and this is something we need, underwear that detects cigarette smoke? As Dave Barry, one of my favorite columnists of all time, would say, “I am not making this up.” According to CNS News, the National Institute of […]
Have you ever hated going to work because you dread the tasks that await on your desk? If you have employees, have you ever had hard-working staffers who, no matter how talented, just felt like they were square pegs in round holes? There are lots of smart, able people out there doing work that’s not […]
High employee turnover is expensive and frustrating. The cost of finding and training new employees to the point in which they actually make you money is staggering. On average, new employees don’t begin to make you money until their productivity reaches about three times wages. In many cases, that might not happen for nearly a […]
If you’re similar to the many business owners with which I work, you strive to keep your operation running as efficiently, smoothly and with as few interruptions to the flow of business as possible. As you do, there are a number of key variables to keep in mind as you endeavor to prevent or remove […]
A monthly index tracking labor trends has edged up as it continues to forecast moderate job growth in coming months. The Conference Board reported that its Employment Trends Index edged up nearly a tenth of a point to 111.68 in April. The index has advanced 3.8 percent from a year ago. Gad Levanon, an economist […]
U.S. payrolls grew in April and estimated gains for the previous two months were revised sharply upward as the latest statistics reflect increased hiring. The Labor Department reported that nonfarm payrolls rose 165,000 in April with gains spread across several industry sectors. Moreover, initial estimates for payroll gains in March and February were revised upward […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times Efforts continue to use more of the resources produced in Colorado to fuel transportation, whether in the form of compressed natural gas, propane or electricity. “We have an incredible abundance of natural resources here in Colorado — natural gas, natural gas liquids, you name it. And yet we are importing […]
An upcoming presentation will offer an update about new and proposed homeowner association (HOA) laws. The free presentation is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. May 15 in the community room of the Goodwill retail center located at 630 24 1/2 Road in Grand Junction. HOA leaders as well as real estate professionals and lawyers are encouraged […]
The director of a small business advocacy group in Colorado has vehemently decried the enactment of a state law that makes it easier for workers to sue their employers. Tony Gagliardi, state director of the National Federal of Independent Business, blasted Gov. John Hickenlooper for signing what Gagliardi dubbed the sue your boss bill. “House […]