Outsourcing Payroll – The Good, the Bad and the Ugly

Payroll is an essential business practice – like sales or customer service. It can be difficult, detailed and complicated with its ever changing rules and regulations and the consequences of some mistakes can be much more serious than an employee’s checks simply being wrong. Many mistakes can result in getting a very hard time, no, not from the employees, but from people you already don’t want to know – the federal and state government enforcement types.

The First 100 Days Working Executive Jobs – Career Advice For Making a Good Impression

If you think that someone’s watching your every move when you work in executive jobs, you’re absolutely right — the company is watching you. This article offers career advice to help you make the right impression during the early months of your employment.

Dispelling the Top Five Myths About Attending Networking Events

Networking can be a challenge for some people because they either don’t understand it or they don’t feel the need to participate. People have their own perceptions about the value of networking and when they should network. For some people, networking is only important when a need arises (such as a new job or a product to sell). People with this attitude fail to realize that networking is a process over time. If done effectively, their needs will be met with less effort and greater satisfaction.

Before You Negotiate Successfully – You Have to Connect the Missing Links

When we negotiate, most of us have ‘missing links’ in our negotiation armor. Those ‘missing links’ come in the form of insufficient information, a lack of foresight as it relates to the negotiation, or what some might classify as a ‘blind spot’ in the strategy we’ve adopted/created for the negotiation. How then can you identify your ‘missing links’ before the negotiation and what should you do if you uncover them during the negotiation?

Accounting and Payroll Software – Upgrading During a Slow Economy

If you are using outdated software, it may be time to switch. But is it the right thing to do during a down economy?

Ten Points on Poor Podium Use by Presenters

Understanding the benefits and pitfalls of using a podium when presenting can be helpful to improve a presenter’s capabilities. 10 points for presenters to consider before their next presentation are enhanced with tips and alternatives.

Creative Tools of Successful Negotiators

Determining which tools you’ll use in the appropriate situation will allow you to maintain command of the negotiation. The following are a few tools and principals of negotiation. Trust: When you negotiate, what value do you place on trust?

Use the Right Negotiation Style to Be a Winning Negotiator

When you negotiate to what degree should you disclose what you hope to receive from the negotiation and how should you go about revealing your desires? The answer to a great extent depends on the type of person you’re negotiating with and the perception you wish them to perceive of you.

Unique Fund Raising Idea That Literally Rocks

If you are ready to take your fund raising to the next level you will want to pay close attention to this very unique fund raising idea. Gone are the days of..

Preserving the Entrepreneurial Mindset

Although one can achieve enormous success through the use of the entrepreneurial mindset, it also entails a vast amount of effort to hold on to it.