People First’s 12 Days of Christmas is going on and today we are to share our favorite holiday recipe. I guess my favorite recipe is Mom’s cheesecake recipe. For those of you who may be familiar with Junior’s NY Cheesecake, that’s the recipe she has which was handed down from her aunt Madeline. Mom used...
Are you having a difficult time retaining employees? Offering benefits could be a helpful solution. They are not as expensive as you may think. Even offering voluntary benefits like AFLAC are very inexpensive and just may do the trick.
Handwritten notes sound old-fashioned, but they never grow old when it comes to sending that special message to someone. With the age of computers, we can receive and pay bills electronically, send messages by all sorts of electronic media and communicate internationally. But let’s face it, isn’t it nice to go to your mailbox and...
I have been pursuing my bachelor’s degree in accounting. I have taken several business and finance classes as part of my program. In my most recent course, Principles in Finance, I have been tasked with picking a major corporation to study its finances. Throughout the course, I have studied various company components and how they...
An accountability partner is a person who holds another person accountable to goals or a commitment they have made. They can help with physical fitness, starting or improving a business, a business or personal project or other purpose involving a goal. Not having an accountability partner is one reason people do not accomplish their New...
I have been involved in networking with other entrepreneurs for over 20 years. I have found that just listening and asking the right questions, enable me to be a business connector. I suggest the following three ways to make connections: #1 – Ask what keeps the person up at night #2 – Listen #3 –...
Prices for prescription drugs vary widely between pharmacies. U.S. drug prices are neither fixed nor regulated. The cost of a prescription may differ by more than $100 between two pharmacies across the street from each other! If you have insurance, your co-pay might not be the best price. Hundreds of generic medications are available for...
What happens when you are audited and the auditor finds a mistake? From my perspective, as long as the mistake is an honest mistake, it is a lesson learned. Don’t be afraid of audits, look at them as a learning experience.
Setting the right expectation is critical when communicating with others. I have a rule that I will respond to any request by the close of business each day. If I can’t get the answer right away, I let the individual know when they can expect my response. Don’t let others control the use of your...
There are different ways adults learn and it is important to have training programs that work for all types of learners. The three types of learners are those who learn from listening, others learn from seeing/reading and others learn from doing. I have found that having written procedures that are accompanied with a video show...
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