Maintenance is an issue that every business owner – big or small, provided they have overhead – has to factor into their financial plan. And in the winter, weather presents an ever-present threat of damage. Heavy winds can cause long-term power outages and...
Employee absences can prove pretty costly for employers, so how do small business owners make sure their employees aren’t taking too much time off? A large number of human resources professionals, 75 percent, indicated that employee absences are a significant...
Though the year may be young, the economy is doing pretty well compared to recent years. The private sector has seen 58 consecutive months of uninterrupted job growth, and the nation's unemployment rate is at 5.6 percent, according to the Labor Department, a near...
It's pretty difficult to fit winning the lottery into your financial plan, as hitting the jackpot is a one in a million shot. But based on a new poll, the vast majority of people employees would continue to work if they struck it rich, which is good news for...
It's estimated that 50 percent of gross domestic product in the U.S. is attributable to family-run businesses and generate 60 percent of the country's employment. However, the structure of these companies may be at risk, as a majority of family...
Though it's fairly early in the flu season, it's been a highly active one, according to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, considered "widespread" in all 50 states. In fact, an estimated 45 million Americans have been affected by...
