Kristin Donohue, Employment Dimensions Consulting Services Something’s knocking on the door of your business. Do you hear it? It’s turnover! “What?” you ask. “Turnover isn’t a problem for me. Haven’t you heard there’s a recession? People are lining up to work for me.” In the wake of the Great Recession, businesses have reported record-low turnover. […]
It is the oldest excuse in the book. I am guilty of it myself. When life gets busy, sometimes the first thing to go is the workout routine. Although we know we need it and it will improve our day, it still often gets the shaft. So, why do we make ourselves victims of the […]
It was inevitable. The heady time of the early 2000’s had to end someday. While we real estate owners and brokers had hoped growth would last longer than it did, the 1996-2008 growth trend in the Grand Valley left us with some lasting improvements. Improvements like new schools, new and improved roads and highways, major […]
As a business owner you will be pounded and harassed by everyone and their brother who has the “next big advertising thing” to sell you. It is always amazing and they are typically sold by inexperienced sales people who are only thinking about their own commission. That said – businesses have to advertise to survive. […]
While entrepreneurs often face common challenges – including landing new customers, creating marketing strategies, and understanding accounting – their greatest challenge is usually money, i.e. “access to capital”. This is a meaty topic, but one that is on many business owners’ minds today. As our economy shifts and evolves, this is a good time to […]
The quality of your life and business are directly related to how well you manage all that is on your plate. Routinely, business owners take on so many projects and responsibilities that they become overwhelmed, confused and burned-out, eventually losing their way on the road to creating the happiness and success they desire. “Plate management” […]
Small business owners aren’t usually the litigious type. In fact, the word “lawsuit” usually raises the hair on an entrepreneur’s neck, as one frivolous suit can threaten the very existence of their business and, therefore, destroy their livelihood. However, every person and every group has its limits. And when the government goes a step too […]
The proposed American Jobs Act would put $1,500 in the pockets of every typical household in Colorado, which in turn would grow local economies, stimulate small business and generate new employment throughout the state. Over the long run, the federal legislation would make investments in our nation’s schools and infrastructure — creating more contracting opportunities […]
Because I’m not a boy and don’t like to think of myself as ol’, I’m not one the most likely candidate to set forth the value of a network of old boys. However, I am here to say that the “good ol’ boy network” is alive and well in the Grand Valley (although it is […]
If you have purchased or refinanced a home in the past 24 months, you know exactly what I am referring to. It seems in this day and age of mortgage lending you are being asked for more and more with each loan application. Banks are trying harder than ever to mitigate losses, and requiring a […]