Recent Articles from Cindy Wolf
A gift for business from the SOS
Now is the time to clean up your corporate books! Colorado’s Secretary of State has announced a temporary fee holiday for business filings beginning Dec. 1. All online business filings for profit and non-profit companies, including Periodic Reports, Articles of Incorporation or Organization, Corrections and Amendments are now only $1 – with a $3 security […]
So you want to start a business?
Working for yourself can sound very attractive, particularly if your job search hasn’t been yielding good results or your employer seems less than appreciative. Go ahead and do some Internet research. Check out your business name at the Secretary of State and US Patent and Trademark Office. But don’t go it alone, hire a lawyer […]
Vote early, vote — once
“Vote early, vote often” was the joke election slogan when I was growing up in Chicago. If “often” means once at each election, it’s a good slogan. But I particularly like the “vote early” part. Early voting has begun, and there are many reasons to take advantage of it. On the other hand, if you’ve […]
Good-paying jobs — no bachelor’s degree required
The positioning of two articles on the same page in Sunday’s Denver Post was no accident, I’m sure. One article heralded the fact that Colorado companies were bringing manufacturing jobs back from China because American workers were so much more productive than Chinese workers, labor rates are increasing in China and transportation costs are up. […]
Politically correct corporate speech
The elimination of spending limits resulted in a quadrupling of corporate donations in 2010 as compared with the mid-term elections of 2006. Has this been beneficial for those corporations involved? Many believe it has. But as Target, Aetna and Chick-fil-A found out, unfettered political speech ca...
Readers respond: Looking at the record, here’s my choice
(Editor’s note: This is one of an occasional series of columns from readers about their perspective on which candidate, President Barack Obama or Gov. Mitt Romney, would be better for business. We welcome your views! Please submit your 500-word opinion piece to [email protected], and we will post the best from both sides.) The first question is: […]
Nine great time management tips for real people
Have you ever gone to a time management program where the consultant tells you to turn off the ringer on your phone and limit your interaction with other people (meaning everyone: customers, bosses, family, friends) to very limited times and days so that you can spend the rest of your time more pr...
Doing anything for nothing
Internships aren’t just free labor. In fact, if you are a for-profit employer and your interns are unpaid, your internship program must meet specific criteria or you can be in trouble with the Department of Labor (DOL). Internships can be a benefit to both the employer and the intern by creating p...
Freelancers to the rescue: Part 2
(Editor’s note: This is the second of two parts. Read Part 1.) Whether you hire freelancers directly or go through an agency or consulting group may initially depend on the person you’ve identified and how they work. You may want to change that arrangement after considering the following. Cost – Rates vary considerably. Agencies regularly […]
How NOT to handle vendor disputes
It happens. Your Internet, payroll, shipping, [fill in the blank] vendor has dropped the ball. Or, you’re getting collection calls on that loan, lease or service plan you thought you had paid off. By the time someone calls me, the lawyer, my client has often made a few mistakes too. What should you avoid in […]
Are you cloud savvy?
The ‘Cloud’ is the most popular, least understood technology trend. If promises are to be believed, it will save your business millions, make your life infinitely more convenient, and make you look like a star. But what do you know about it? Take the quiz below and see. 1. The ‘Cloud’ is: a. A mystical […]