How to Protect Your Business From Data Leakage
Data leaks happen, and sometimes, no matter what you do, they are inevitable. That said, you should always do what you can to protect and secure your interests and, more importantly, your sensitive and personal information. When it comes to managing a business, you have the sensitive data of your customers, clients and employees to …
How to Use Kanban to Increase Productivity
The world is full to bursting with self-help tips, blogs and books, each one promising to streamline, revolutionize or optimize your workflow. Do many of them work? Almost certainly. Sometimes, however, the simplest solution is the best one.
That’s where Kanban comes in. It might just sound like another funny word to you – the …
Making The Salary You Deserve? How to Make Sure
There comes a time in everybody’s career when you begin to wonder if you’re being paid enough for your hard work. It can be intimidating to try and find out what you’re actually worth, but doing so is invaluable for your salary and career. Asking for more from your employer can sound scary, or like …
Tips for Telling Your Company’s Story
In a consumer world full of websites and apps that direct customers to the cheapest gas, best deals and lower-priced everything, it can be increasingly difficult to earn customer loyalty. Sometimes your business can’t or won’t compete on price for products and services, so you must gain customer attention through other means.
Making that human …
Hiring Non-U.S. Workers
Since the 1986 Immigration Reform and Control Act, employers are just as responsible as their potential hires for knowing and following the rules.
This starts with routine collection and verification of documents that demonstrate a legal right to work. It also calls for non-discrimination between citizen and non-citizen workers as long as both have the …
How Job Seekers With Disabilities Can Beat Discrimination
It’s no secret the deck is already stacked against people with disabilities. Tasks most take for granted — things as simple as climbing the stairs to get to our favorite restaurant, for example, or taking advantage of public transportation — are orders of magnitude more difficult for those of us who, through no fault of …
Worker’s Comp 101: Surviving A Claim
Worker’s compensation — it’s not a fun time for employees or employers. As much as each party tries desperately not to have an injury occur in the workplace, it always seems like someone gets hurt somehow. If you’re getting ready to deal with a worker’s compensation claim, take cover. Actually, better yet, read these tips …
What Small Businesses Can Do for Working Moms
Making the decision to become a working mother is not one that is taken lightly. Women want to find fulfillment both at home and in their careers, but balancing the two often takes effort on the part of the workers and the businesses who hire them.
The effort is proving to be worth it. Having …
CSR Success: How to Choose a Philanthropic Partner
You want to make an impact in the community. Whether it’s with a one-time contribution or through a philanthropic partnership, your next step is to select the right philanthropy for your business. What cause should you support? To whom should you donate? Where do you even begin?
Selecting a philanthropy partner is a daunting process …
5 Ways Women Give Away Power
The history of women in the workplace began 250 years ago with The Daughters of Liberty, the first society of working women that was organized to boycott British goods. In 1903, 138 years later, the first National Women’s Trade Union League was formed. This league advocated for higher wages and improved working conditions for women.…