With every interaction and transaction, a business gives customers a good, neutral or bad feeling. The last two have no place in a thriving operation. The first is a requisite of happiness and success. Undoubtedly you’ve engaged businesses that left you wishing you’d never walked through their doors. It might have been the poor customer […]
Small business owners — especially those just starting out — too often set billing rates far too low. Owners forget to account in their rates for all the costs of doing business. Instead, their rates look suspiciously like the equivalent hourly wages larger businesses pay their employees. If you’re like many newer small business owners, […]
With the recession behind us and slow growth in natural gas development, you’d think the Grand Valley economy would be more stable — although we seem slow to grow jobs and incomes. What developments should we consider that could change the trajectory of slow growth and provide jobs for our children? A few items come […]
When you think of public health, what comes to mind? A place to get a flu shot or pick up a birth certificate? Perhaps you recall seeing an official-looking document hanging in a business and think of public health as the inspectors who ensure restaurants, pools and other public places operate safely. But what about […]
For any business to become a lasting success, it must satisfy customer wants and needs. Understanding what they truly want and then fulfilling their needs leads to ongoing satisfaction. In return, they’ll not only come back for more, but also tell others about their wonderful experiences doing business with you. One of the biggest differences […]
You don’t have to be a dietitian or nutritionist to have a general idea these days of what you should be eating. For one thing, the old food pyramid has been replaced by MyPlate, a simple visual tool reminding us about the best food groups and relative portion sizes to consume. Nonetheless, to say maintaining […]
Why Grand Junction? From the local peach farmer to the geospatial software developer, there are a lot of common reasons to choose Grand Junction. The lack of traffic congestion, affordability of housing, easy access to public lands, recreation mecca out our back doors and smiling faces on almost everyone you meet. These are lifestyle choices […]
When it comes to making sure everyone in your family, including your beloved pet, has the care they need when you’re away, concerns about making the right choices can create more anxiety than relief. The myriad of options for animal owners can be a lifesaver, but also overwhelming. The industry offers everything from country club […]
Have you seen them? They’re called coworking spaces, and they’re proliferating across the country. What’s a coworking space? It’s typically 3,000 square feet to 10,000 square feet of office space divided into a combination of private offices and conference rooms as well as open work areas and places to just hang out when the work’s […]
Even with the new depreciation options and qualified business income deduction available in the wake of recent tax reform, there are always circumstances in which a taxpayer could require additional current-year deductions. With the help of another element of the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act (TCJA) that took effect in 2018, certain small businesses accounting […]