It’s not uncommon for business owners or managers to believe they’re held hostage by one or more team members who play key roles in their operations. The feeling of being held hostage by anyone or anything is not a comfortable one. Faced with this reality, you might believe you’re powerless to change your circumstances, that […]
If you do business right and you help people, eventually someone is going to make the statement, “If there’s anything I can do to help you with your business, let me know.” Now the funny part: Your response was probably, “Well, thanks, I’ll let you know.” Most business professionals could use the help, but don’t […]
As a payroll services provider, one question we get asked time and time again is “When is overtime due?” That’s a bigger question than many employers realize. Nonexempt employees must be paid at least the minimum wage for all hours worked. In Colorado, an overtime premium for hours worked over 40 hours in a single […]
When Johnny and Jane come marching home — regardless of whether it’s from combat or non-combat operations — they have apprehensions. These apprehensions can stem from reintegration to “the world” (military speak for coming back stateside) to closing the door on their military service. You don’t just “quit your job” when you leave the military […]
Every networking event should end with two things: the thought that several valuable connections were made and a pocket full of business cards. It’s not a contest of how many business cards you can collect, but rather the quality of those cards. In any case, the question still remains: “What do I do with all […]
For a company to grow and generate greater success for all involved, its people must also grow and develop their potential. All businesses are comprised of people and, therefore, as the team goes, so does the company. Consider any sports team. The teams that achieve the greatest levels of happiness and success are comprised of […]
As you approach the season of warmth, invariably you approach the season of swimsuits. Look through a few magazines and you might think to yourself that those glamorous models must do a lot of crunches. What you might not know is that from a fitness standpoint, there’s more to toned abdominal muscles than you think. […]
Has the real estate market hit bottom? Commercial real estate brokers are asked this question daily. But the better question might be this: Where are we in terms of the business cycle? Glenn Mueller of Dividend Capital in Denver, a professor at the University of Denver, breaks the typical 20-year business cycle into four phases: […]
Could I teach you how to buy a stock in seven paragraphs, really? No. But I can briefly describe what I look for in selecting stocks for our portfolios. It’s not the only way to buy stocks, but it’s what we do. We’re looking for “undervalued” stocks — who isn’t? For us, a stock’s intrinsic […]
It wasn’t that long ago that I decided to act on my entrepreneurial spirit and open a business. One of the first items on the agenda was getting business cards. At the time, I didn’t have the money to hire a graphic artist, so I tried to create business cards on my own. I spent […]