Before the full effects of the drought are understood, there are already reports of drought scare tactics used to raise prices. How severe is the drought and how can a business insulate themselves from its full effects?
With 80 percent of farm land affected, 2012 has the most...
Big Bang Theory – Part II
By Greg Brown
As the private equity ownership model grows, more firms are chasing fewer companies. To help generate returns to investors in this environment of increased competition, PE firms are becoming more involved in running their acquired businesses and...
How will it impact your company?
By Mike LaLonde
In spite of the disappointing jobs numbers lately, the number of temporary workers has risen dramatically in recent months.
The hiring of temps traditionally foreshadows permanent hiring. As employers grow more confident about their own needs...
Big Bang Theory – Part I
By Greg Brown
Even – or, more accurately, especially – private equity firms want to find ways to boost operational efficiencies. In their case, they are dealing with an entire portfolio of companies involved in a variety of industries. I think that...
Why You Need a Risk Manager
by Charles T Wilson
Many mid-size organizations depend on just an insurance broker for their entire Risk Protection Program. Today’s world is marked by increasing business complexity and insurance coverage restrictions. Should we be surprised...
Advisors You Can Rely On
by Charles T. Wilson
Most small and mid-sized organizations are forced to outsource for certain areas of expertise. What “experts” do...
Fresh packaging can directly impact revenue and ROI
By Jim Agnew
It is hard to find a marketing type who will disagree with the statement that packaging can often make the difference in a consumer choosing one product over another. In fact, most brand experts admit freely that...
Most small and midsize companies don’t spend a lot of time and effort worrying about their Records Management policies, procedures and cost. Face it, it’s not a very sexy topic. Who wants to spend time thinking about how long to keep different types of records; whether good value is...
The United States Postal Service (USPS) has been in the news recently due to its early August 2012 announcement of a quarterly loss of $5.2 billion. To date, the USPS has lost $11.6 billion in 2012 compared to “only” $5.7 billion YTD in 2011.
What went wrong? There’s no lack...
As you probably know, a proposed settlement of more than $6 billion was reached in mid-July by MasterCard, Visa and major banks to address accusations that they engaged in anti-competitive practices in payment processing. The processors agreed to drop requirements that retailers charge the same...
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