When you hear the word balance, what comes to mind? If you are a business owner, bookkeeper, accountant, etc. most likely it is balancing the books, your checkbook, your workload, your inventory, or some other work related task. And the word ratio, brings to mind key indexes, assets vs liabilities, sales vs expenses, returns on [...]
Archive of posts filed under the Career Advice category.
Retiring Soon? Some Say Not For Me?
Once upon a time we all dreamed of those lazy and well earned days of retirement. We worked hard, contributed to our Social Security Funds and even managed to put aside some money into retirement funds. Our homes with their paid off mortgages would add to our financial well being. All and [...]
Airing Dirty Laundry
You can’t pick up a newspaper or magazine, turn on the TV or checkout the on-line news sites without being barraged with all the nasty things the famous (or in some cases the infamous) people might or might have not done. And as a result the general public seems to have gotten the idea [...]
Gifting In The Workplace
Tis the season when we are wracked with indecision on who to buy for and what to buy. We don’t want to insult anyone, but neither do we want to bust our budgets. Here are some of my thoughts on this dilemma.
First of all, this is not a competition or at least it should [...]
New Online Resources for Teen Business Start-Up Launched by SBA and JA Worldwide
New Online Resources for Teen Business Start-Up Launched by SBA and JA Worldwide
WASHINGTON ¡V The U.S. Small Business Administration today announced the launch of new online resources for young entrepreneurs at the Mind Your Own Business teen Web site to help young entrepreneurs succeed in the world of business.
The SBA and JA Worldwide (Junior Achievement) [...]
Educating for Success – A Business Start-up Chapter Two
Are you ready to roll up your sleeves and get to work? The first place to start is acquiring knowledge. You need to know all you can about business in general and your product or service specifically. And there are many ways to find this information, some of which will only cost [...]
A Business Start-Up
Quite a few of us have a dream of working for ourselves. It goes something like this – I will leave my job and take my idea into the world and achieve great success. But so many just dream. In order to make our dreams come true we need to take action, [...]
Stuck in Mud (Or I Really Hate My Job)
I have been thinking about a conversation I had last night with a young woman I used to work with and thought I would share what may be possible solutions for all of you who are feeling frustrated, angry, unappreciated and just plain crummy about getting up and going to work everyday. So what [...]
Get Organized to be Effective
Do you feel overwhelmed at work? Does there never seem to be enough time to get things done? If so, the primary cause is probably a lack of organization. Taking the time to get organized and staying the course will bring both you and your company rewards. Take a look at [...]
You Are The Boss
If you are the owner of the company, or head of a department, if you have employees that fall under your direction, than you are the boss. And bosses are not just one of the gang. It is important for you, the company and your employees to have a clear demarcation between you [...]
Respect
The list of rules of how to gain and keep the respect of others came across my desk sometime ago, however these strategies are relevant today in the workplace as well as in our every day lives. Should you choose to take them as your own, success will follow no matter what career path [...]
Trouble in the Workplace
More and more I am hearing about problems in the office revolving around people issues. We are all familiar with sexual harassment and discrimination of various types. But what if you are experiencing feelings of discomfort due to actions that fall within the cracks. Such as inappropriate language or jokes of a [...]
