November 2009 Archives

Lay-off's: If You Have to Do It, Make It Less Painful!

I’m going to talk about an unpleasant but often necessary task facing many business owners in this economy—laying people off. No one likes to talk about it, let alone do it, but laying people off is becoming a reality for many companies, professional practices, and non-profit organizations.

If you’ve analyzed your business and concluded that layoffs are necessary, I’d like to offer some suggestions to make the process less painful for you as the business owner.

Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Nov 18, 2009

10 Ideas for Increasing Productivity in a Tough Economy

Many business owners and professionals today are finding themselves in a dilemma. On the one hand, they could get more accomplished, free up more of their own time and maybe even bring in additional customers if they had more staff. But in today’s economic environment, people are also reluctant to take risks on hiring new people. So what’s an entrepreneur to do?

Posted by Laddie Blaskowski on Nov 12, 2009