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Every great performer, whether an elite athlete or entertainment legend, has the need for professional coaches and advisors.
The goal of our bi-monthly newsletter is to help you find the advisors, coaches and professional support you need to maximize the performance of your business.
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Our Goal is to support and mentor businesses in 3 key areas!
Starting Your New Business
Ask the right questions and find the right answers for issues such as entity type, financing, accounting structure, insurance, partnership, marketing and employees.
Improving and Growing Your Business
Sales, Marketing and Advertising, Team Building and Recruitment, Systems and Business Process Development, and Customer Service.
Selling Your Business for Maximum Value
Determine whether it is ready to be sold, its real value and an achievable selling price, as well as the potential structures for a transaction.
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The Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals
Do you dread conducting employee performance appraisals? Is it one of the last things you wish to do during your already pressing week? Are you concerned with conveying negative news to sub-par employees? If so, you’re not alone. Writing and conducting annual performance reviews is ranked as one of the least favorable activities of management.…
Read MoreHow High Trust In Organizations Leads To Improved Performance
The author and leadership expert Warren Bennis has said, “Trust is essential to all organizations.” Yes, organizations that operate in an environment of high trust eliminate barriers to performance and stimulate employees to hone their skills and step up their game. You won’t be surprised to know that when your employees trust and have open…
Read MoreMinnesota Residents – Intention Does Not Always Win
Minnesota has residents that consider themselves “snowbirds” – spending portions of their time (usually the long, cold, winter months) in a warmer climate and the summer months in Minnesota. Typically, by the time they are ready to retire, at least one of their advisors will tell them that for tax purposes, they would be better…
Read MoreWatch Out For The Worker’s Compensation Retaliation Claim!
One of the “growth” areas in employment litigation is retaliation claims, and in particular retaliation claims relating to worker’s compensation. Close ties between organizations representing employees in worker’s compensation claims and attorneys who handle plaintiffs’ employment retaliation claims, make it very likely that if you terminate an employee with an outstanding worker’s compensation claim, you…
Read MoreRace Car Drivers AND Business Owners Win on the Corners – Not on the Straight
Car racing comes down to cornering. Everything else being equal, the driver that can maintain the highest speeds through the corners will have the fastest lap times. The whole objective when taking a corner is to have the fastest possible speed when exiting the corner. It’s not about having the fastest speed as you come…
Read MoreNew Mental Health, Substance Abuse Parity Rules Finalized
The Obama administration finalized new regulations to expand coverage requirements for employers providing mental health and substance abuse treatment under their group health care plans. The long-awaited final rules are based on the 2008 Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act. They will prohibit large employers — defined as firms with more than 50 full-time…
Read MoreTrademarks: Geographical Limitations on Trademark Rights
A trademark is any word, design, scent, name, sound, or other thing that is capable of distinguishing one person’s or company’s goods from another’s, and indicating that such “branded” goods come from a single source – even if that source is unknown. A service mark is the same as a trademark; the only difference is…
Read MoreEmployee or Partner: How to Decide When to Make a Key Employee an Owner in Your Business
In most small to mid-sized businesses, the question arises at some point in the life of the business whether to bring in a new or additional partner to the company. Usually the question arises under one of two circumstances: (1) the employee is a dynamic rain-maker and you want to make sure he or she…
Read MoreThe Do’s and Don’ts of Conducting Effective Performance Appraisals
Do you dread conducting employee performance appraisals? Is it one of the last things you wish to do during your already pressing week? Are you concerned with conveying negative news to sub-par employees? If so, you’re not alone. Writing and conducting annual performance reviews is ranked as one of the least favorable activities of management. …
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