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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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
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 […]
