I’m glad I know sign language, it’s pretty handy. I used to have a fear of hurdles, but I got over it. Have you noticed that writing with a broken pencil is pointless? I love puns. Words have so many meanings. Sometimes the multifaceted perspective about a single word causes confusion, but other times it’s […]
It’s during challenging times like we’ve experienced over the last few years we see new blooms on the entrepreneurial tree. While it’s exciting to see new business dreams blossom, it’s sad to see dreams die. In many cases, a business startup represents an individual or family cashing in of all or most of a retirement […]
Change occurs on a regular basis in life and business whether we want it to or not. Economies change, business environments change, weather changes, team dynamics change and relationships change. Life in general is about change. And if we resist change, we limit the potential of all that’s available to us personally and professionally. Why […]
Here’s a troubling statistic for business owners and managers: Seven out of 10 American workers are either not engaged or actively disengaged at their jobs. That’s according to a 2010-2012 “State of the American Workplace” report from Gallup, a research and consulting firm that studies attitudes and behaviors. Houston, we have a problem. A big […]
Employment continues to increase in the United States as unemployment rates tick down. But even as labor conditions slowly improve, the proportion of working-age Americans who have a job or are looking for one has sunk to its lowest level in 35 years. According to the latest Labor Department estimates, nonfarm payrolls grew 169,000 in […]
A monthly measure of optimism among small business owners has edged down on a mix of lower expectations for improving economic conditions and earnings, but more upbeat expectations for hiring and sales. The National Federation of Independent Business reported that its Small Business Optimism Index slipped a tenth of a point to 94 in August. […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Heather McGregor can enumerate a lengthy list of benefits to fueling fleets with compressed natural gas. But she knows the single benefit likely to most interest fleet managers: lower costs. At $1 to $1.50 less than the equivalent of a gallon of gasoline or diesel, the savings associated with CNG […]
Two Grand Valley companies continue to rank among the fastest-growing firms in the United States, according to the latest results of an annual listing compiled for a national magazine. Fast Fusion in Palisade and JG Management Systems (JGMS) in Grand Junction are included in the 2013 Inc. magazine list of the 5,000 fastest-growing privately held […]
Kelly Sloan, The Business Times With more provisions of federal health care reform legislation scheduled to take effect next year and key deadlines approaching fast, business owners and managers are asking questions about how the law will affect their operations. A Western Colorado coalition set out to provide some answers during a day-long meeting in […]
Phil Castle, The Business Times Tony Prinster recalls how he quickly developed a deeper respect for the way two previous generations of his family had managed a supermarket chain when he took over himself as president of City Market in 1990. “I really gained a lot of respect for what my ancestors had done […]