Business Mentors

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

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In 2017, President Trump set a goal to double the number of apprenticeships in the U.S. because there is a great need for skilled laborers — in construction, manufacturing, and other industries — due to retiring baby boomers. AARP estimates that 10,000 baby boomers turn 65 each day — a trend that will continue into

As environmental protection becomes a bigger concern, more businesses are looking for ways to turn waste into a resource, or make expired products useful in different forms. Recycling anchored the environmental-awareness movement in the 1960s and 1970s, and companies have over time climbed on board, repurposing materials as a way to showcase environmentally friendly practices.  For example,

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The life of an entrepreneur — or at least the idea behind that life — can seem enticing to just about everyone.  You launch a new enterprise that makes millions — and maybe even changes the way people lead their lives. But why do some people follow through on such visions with great fanfare and

Young leaders typically go too far or not far enough. They are born to take chances, but when the time comes, many retreat to what they have been told by elders or those with more experience. There is something to be said for brash youth, its penchant for breaking the rules and coming at problems