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Learning from Millennial Business Owners: Radio Interview with Amy Friedrich
A recent survey of American small business owners concluded that Gen X and Baby Boomer business owners can learn a great deal from Millennial business owners. Amy Friedrich of The Principal Financial Group, discusses the survey results with Dean Rotbart in this episode of Monday Morning …
Creative Perks to Offer Your Employees
On August 12th, 2016, Catalyst published a list of somewhat frightening statistics about employee turnover and retention. Among them are: In 2015, 33.4 million U.S. employees left their jobs. Voluntarily. An additional 37 percent are considering taking this same action themselves. For …
Sleepless Nights & Jam Packed Days? How to Manage
Ever have those nights when you’re lying in bed trying to will yourself to sleep because nothing else seems to be working? And don’t they always seem to occur when you have so much to do the next day that even a full night’s sleep wouldn’t necessarily be enough? Unfortunately, that’s where I was …
Transitioning a Family Business: How to Do It and Keep the Family Intact
Statistics compiled by Johnson Cornell University tell us that 40 percent of all U.S.-based family businesses, of which there are approximately 5.5 million, are passed down to the next generation. From there, about 13 percent keep their doors open long enough to be transferred to the third …
How to Survive Working from Home: Advice From Other Entrepreneurs
When people learn that I work from home, one of the first things they generally say is, “You’re so lucky! I wish I could work from home too”. I usually just smile in return when what I really want to do is tell them exactly what it’s like to work in the same place where you eat, sleep, socialize, …
