WHEN DO YOU NEED HR?

Post Date: August 30th, 2012

When do you think that a small company should get professional, experienced HR assistance? Is it when they reach 10 employees? 25? 50? 75? What indicator or set of indicators would you think should drive the decision? Of course, there …

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5 Steps to Get Paid Faster Without Alienating Clients

Post Date: August 21st, 2012

Sibylle Hauser  (Sibylle.hauser@transworldsystems.com)

In today’s economic climate, receiving timely payment for products and services (accounts receivable or AR) is a challenge for all industries and businesses of all sizes.  Whether you are in the business to business or …

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How to Write a Blog

Post Date: July 20th, 2012

How do I write a blog?

I get asked this question a lot by business owners. This blog post is an answer the question, though I do not claim to be providing “the” definitive answer.

A Blog is a Commitment

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Land Loans

Post Date: May 30th, 2012

There are lots of people looking for land loans these days so let me explain why they are so hard to find these days.

I recently got a call referring me in to a potential client that owned two fully …

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Are Executives at risk on their International Assignments?

Post Date: May 16th, 2012

In today’s economy, Going Global has become a business motto for many companies as they expand internationally.  Companies are increasingly sending their most valued executives into and out of the US on lengthy international assignments.  This creates some very complex …

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Exporting is Still a Risky Business

Post Date: May 8th, 2012

The economic news around the world is still a mixed bag.  The three largest credit insurance companies (credit insurance is coverage on accounts receivables); Euler Hermes, Atradius, and Coface, have reported on Q1 and offered their thoughts on the rest …

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Wage and Hour

Post Date: May 3rd, 2012

Every employer, regardless of company size, must comply with basic employment laws that regulate wage and hour factors. At a time when litigation and agency investigations are ramping up, getting a good grasp of fundamental wage and hour information and …

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Ideas to Grow – Local Brand

Post Date: April 6th, 2012

“Brand” is a idea that comes up often in marketing discussions.

It’s a word that usually triggers one of my favorite rants … goes something like this -

“Really big companies like McDonalds, Coke and Apple have the time, money …

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Eintegrated Expense Reduction’s Employee Training Funding Program

Post Date: April 5th, 2012

The State of California provides millions of training dollars each year to qualifying employers to offset employee training costs. Last year alone, California approved new training projects providing $86.1 million for training and employment retention of approximately 79,000 workers. The …

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Is Your Business Protected Against a Privacy Breach, Cyber or Network Breach?

Post Date: February 2nd, 2012

All businesses have the exposures, not only those with a website.  Any company with confidential customer, employee or corporate information could be breached.

 

The introduction of malicious code, a hacker attack, or the introduction of a virus or breach …

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