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According to the Society for Human Resource Management (SHRM), how best to set effective compensation and benefit plans is among the most frequent requests for information they receive from business owners, managers and executives across the United States. This comes as no surprise, as salary has always been key in the recruitment of top talent,...

If you work in the HR industry, there’s a good chance that you’ve heard something to the effect of “the annual performance review is dead” discussed among your colleagues. The trend toward moving away from annual performance reviews began to ramp up in 2015, when a small but prominent list of large corporations began making...

One of the most dangerous possible pitfalls that can be made in business is to blindly sign a partnership agreement with no real understanding of how it might impact the company and each of its partners down the line. Prior to entering into a partnership agreement often under an LLC, it is imperative to familiarize...

“Millennials” is a popular buzzword in the news, and it’s not a topic that should be ignored. It’s often said that “20-something” employees don’t stay put in one job for very long. If this is true, why? Instead of focusing on why millennials aren’t the same as previous generations, let’s shift the conversation to how...

Dave’s New York Deli started out in a small location just a bit west on Newberry Road from where it is now in the Tioga Town Center. Its loyal following and big lunch crowds enabled them to move into their current location. It’s no accident. They serve great cuts of meat (mostly Boar’s Head), offer...

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As we head into the last two months of the year, it’s the perfect time for local businesses to conduct a review of their 2016 finances and begin planning for increased success in 2017. Not sure where to start? Here’s a list of go-to tips from experts to help guide your end-of-the-year financial planning.  ...

The value and importance of mentor relationships cannot be emphasized enough. From our earliest, informal interactions learning the ropes on the playground, to managing the social interactions in high school, then college when an upperclassman took you under his or her wing, to the workplace, where more formal relationships began to be established, mentoring has...

Presented by UF Small Business and Vendor Diversity Relations This past summer, I had the incredible opportunity to publish the below excerpt on the White House blog The United State of Women, a global collective committed to improving the lives of women and girls everywhere. I also attended a summit in Washington D.C. featuring celebrities,...