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If you are looking to boost what you put into your employer's retirement account (or your self-employed retirement account), there are ways you can increase your contributions. Here are ways to "find" extra money for your retirement account Read More

Here are five ways to bring the life back into your company so you and your staff begin to approach each day with renewed excitement and a burning desire to grow the business Read More

Take a look at your own process; is there a point (or two) in which there’s often customer confusion? If so, what can you do to fix that? Is there a place where communication goes down a black hole, like the call button near the elevator Read More

When, in 1970, the INSANE writers at Monty Python decided to do a skit based on the "meat-like" product SPAM, the folks at Hormel Corp. were appalled!

Little could they have known the incredible BOOST it would give to their product Read More

If you want to retain your best talent, be able to draw the best talent and increase your business all at the same time, it's possible. Entrepreneur.com reports that the key is to create an employee benefits program that rewards employees for generating more business. Follow the link for more details. Read More

Retirement planning can play an important role in your business planning. It can offer opportunities to minimize your tax burden, build additional assets and make sure that if you do find yourself ready to retire down the road, you’ll be in a comfortable position to do so, no matter what. Read More

Besides obvious employee benefits like health care and disability insurance, About.com small business guide Darrell Zahorsky suggests these eight more uncommon employee benefits your small business may consider offering. Employee benefits can be most helpful for employee retention thus reducing the level of rapid turnover in your staff. But if you haven't thought of these particular little induce Read More

A recent report listed the happiest nations in the world. Guess what? The US didn't even make it into the top ten. So much for the American dream. Why are we so unhappy? Let's start by looking at the origin of the word. Happy is derived from the Icelandic word happ, meaning luck or chance. Is happiness then, by its very definition, elusive due Read More