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5 Ways to Make Your Company a Great Place to Work

July 11, 2013 - Nurture the soul and mind of every team member and you will create a great place to work. You will create an environment where employees continue to work long after the wow factor of the initial perks has worn off.

It Was Supposed to Fly?

July 11, 2013 - It's critical to take the time to find out what's behind what your customer is looking for. What do they really want and why do they want it? It doesn't matter how elegant and efficient your solution is if it doesn't work!

Garden Fresh Does Deli Right

- Garden Fresh Gourmet is adding bold ingredients to its recipe for success. President Jack Aronson is experimenting with protein-packed superfoods at company headquarters in Ferndale, Mich. With the help of high-pressure processing machines, which dramatically extend the shelf life of his dips, salsas and hummus products, Garden Fresh has grown from a guy making salsa with a bucket in the back of his restaurant to a $100 million food giant.

Mobile App or Mobile Website?

July 11, 2013 - Resist the temptation to quickly put up a mobile website or rush to develop a native app. The wrong approach can detract from the company, waste resources and deliver disappointing results. Here are five questions to help you choose the right path.

How Boosting Cell Signals Can Boost Business

June 27, 2013 - Weak or spotty cell service can mean lost opportunities for businesses large and small. Strong signals wherever your business takes you helps you stay ahead of or on pace with the competition. Bob Van Buskirk, CEO of Wilson Electronics LLC, points out the applications and cellular signal boosters to improve connection quality inside offices, cars and homes.

Michigan’s Economic Bright Spots and Entrepreneurs Run Full Throttle

- Take a look at some of the region's most innovative businesses and the people who start and run them, and it's clear -- Michigan is one special place in which to do business. The winners of Michigan's Economic Bright Spots and Entrepreneurs of Distinction awards show the power of business strategies running full throttle.

Should You Rent Or Own Media?

June 27, 2013 - Whether you're tasked with online marketing for a small business or a giant brand, your objective is to build online equity. Deciding which kind of equity you want to build, and how long this equity should last, will determine your online budgetary decisions.

Atlanta Shines with Best and Brightest Companies to Work For

- Atlanta's businesses are good to their employees. Why? Because they know that valued employees are inspired employees - and that drives innovation, growth and success. The Best and Brightest Companies to Work For awards program shines the spotlight on 61 Atlanta area companies that show all of us the way to a standing ovation.

How to Get Noticed by Outside Digital Outlets

June 20, 2013 - Ready to put your business on the map with a whole new set of online influencers? It's time to get blogging - only this time you're moving outside of your company blog.

Return on Networking the ROI of Social Media

June 20, 2013 - Done right, social media networking is never a hit-and-run. Rather, it consists of building relationships over months and even years by sharing information - professional and personal - through posts, comments and responding to questions in online communities. ROI meet RON - the "return on networking."

Actual Security: Protect the Data Rather Than the Infrastructure

June 20, 2013 - It is essential that each person take responsibility for protecting his or her own data by removing that responsibility from service providers. We must face the reality of security: no matter what assurances are offered, our information isn't safe in other people's hands.

Fill Financing Gaps for Brownfield Restoration

June 13, 2013 - For the right type of project, Brownfield incentives in Michigan can provide the assistance necessary to fill financing gaps for extraordinary redevelopment costs and challenges. Thomas Wackerman, president and founder of Asti Environmental, explains the incentives.

‘The Law of Three’ Helps You Hire the Best People

June 13, 2013 - By taking your time and using these strategies in the hiring process, you will be building a foundation to hire the best possible person for the job. (Part 2 of 2)

Was That Really Obvious?

June 13, 2013 - When someone makes a mistake, we often confuse hindsight with foresight; while hindsight might be 20-20, foresight is not. And if we disparage people for not spotting the "obvious" problem, what we really are doing is telling them they are incompetent. Done often enough, they might start to believe it, reducing performance, motivation and innovation in the company.

Landscape Success Built on Global Creativity

- AguaFina brings the world to landscape design with artifacts saved from Chinese development and an international approach to collaboration, creativity and business.

Writing the Final Act

June 6, 2013 - What is the final act for you and the family business under your watch? Understand that succession is not an event, but a process. It is most successful when the entire cast of characters works and plans together.

Business Owner Burnout: 5 Ways to Nip it Now

June 6, 2013 - Intense pressure built up over time can take a dire toll on business ventures and their owners. That's why its important to take preventive measures to avoid letting your business drive you to burnout.

Thinking in Threes Forces Focused Goals, Metrics

- Thinking in threes forces us to create simple, memorable, focused frameworks for our plans, our values, and our metrics. The clarity this process creates is priceless for your organization or business.

Advisory Boards: The Outside Perspective Critical to Business Success

- An advisory board that meets regularly and gets to know you and your business can provide the management expertise you need to avoid shoals of mistakes and set your business on a true course.

How to Hire the Best People for Your Small Business

b>May 23, 2013 - Your business will be only as profitable as the people you employ. With that said, it makes excellent business sense to hire the very best people. Unfortunately in many businesses and organizations today, the process of hiring is not as well thought out or executed as it should be.
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