Business Mentors

—”Foolish the doctor who despises the knowledge acquired by the ancients.” — Hippocrates, Greek physician (460 BC – 377 BC)  The ancient Greek father of medicine, Hippocrates, knew that trust was a fundamental tenet for the effective practice of medicine. How can a patient seek the care of a stranger without the establishment of a fiduciary […]

In a fast-paced business world, people often don’t have time to stop for lunch, let alone take care of their teeth.  But dental professionals say it’s well worth carving out some minutes for your mouth during the busy day — every day. No matter how crazy your days are, you deserve excellent oral health and

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various customer service, social media, tech, HR, career, and personal tips. Nell McCormack Abom @nellabomRetailers, if you want folks to visit bricks-and-mortar stores, please teach sales associates to #smile and know your merchandise! Thank you.  Mower Agency @MowerAgencyCreating Goodwill from a Potentially Serious Incident:

Retirement plans are a valuable benefit for a company’s employees and a great way to enhance a total employee-compensation package. However, correctly maintaining a retirement plan comes with specific responsibilities and certain administrative duties to ensure compliance with all the laws and regulations that govern employee-benefit plans. The size of the plan does not matter. In

Many people tout the need to change mindsets around how our organizations are run. The argument is that leaders and managers need to think differently about people, work, and power. For at least 10 years now, I’ve been seeing, reading, and listening (and honestly contributing some myself) to all the hyperbole, and yet so little

Combining “the rich heritage of cooperatives with the promise of 21st century technologies, free from monopoly, exploitation, and surveillance,” is the definition of platform cooperatives as presented in the 2017 edited compilation, “Ours to Hack and to Own: The Rise of Platform Cooperativism, A New Vision for the Future of Work and a Fairer Internet.”

Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, tech, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA Atlantic (Region II) @SBAatlanticIf you’re a #veteran, our country wants to help YOU set up your #VetBiz for a successful 2019! Contact your local @SBAgov @SBAAtlantic district office to learn about the programs available

This column will continue my attempt to convince tax-exempt organizations that traditional monthly financial statements, without dashboard analysis, are a failure in terms of management and board communication, transparency, and accountability. My prior columns (one of which ran in the 11/12/18 issue of CNYBJ, titled: “Using financial ratios to detect problems in nonprofits”) were devoted to the

Now that 2019 is here, business owners and marketers should be thinking about what they can do to make their companies more successful in this New Year. Hopefully, somewhere near the top of their priorities list is finding ways to leverage their social-media channels more effectively.  Gone are the days when companies can treat social