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Nanotechnology: the future of New York State manufacturing

Recently, renovations have been taking place at the old General Electric building in Salina with the goal of turning it into the Central New York Nanotechnology Innovation and Commercialization Excele Read More

Getting an Education on HIPAA

“If you can’t convince them, confuse them.” — Harry S. Truman If you do not recognize the acronyms HIPAA and HITECH, you must read this column. Even if you do recognize them, but you provide any ty Read More

A.V.R.E. says NIB Survey is Misleading

The Wall Street Journal (WSJ) recently published a story, entitled, “When it Comes to Hiring, Blind Workers Face Bias.” The WSJ article (available at http://blogs.wsj.com/atwork/2013/03/18/when-it-com Read More

Management Training While the Game is in Play

Instead of sitting in that management-training course this weekend watching the ivy grow over the windows, why not investigate how baseball teams deal with talent at their spring-training camps, which Read More

Internal Audits for Fraud Protection

“I hope I shall possess firmness and virtue enough to maintain what I consider the most enviable of all titles, the character of an honest man.” — George Washington The “American Greed” TV show on Read More

What an independent auditor cannot do for your business

Have you ever wondered what an independent auditor can do to help you run your enterprise more efficiently and effectively? Beyond the report the auditor issues on your financial statements, that is. Read More

With Wellness: You Don’t Have to be a Big Business to Achieve Big Results

Wellness is a state of mind and body. It’s an individual thing. So, when it comes to employee participation, let’s not get lured into the misconception that wellness only works in large numbers, and t Read More

What’s the Value of Your Business, and to Whom?

Every business owner, at one point or another, asks himself, “What is my business worth?” The answer to the question really depends on who is asking. From a purely financial perspective, the value of Read More

Small Business Health-Care Credit Alert

Arguably the most sweeping change to U.S. health care since the passage of Medicare and Medicaid is upon us. The combination of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act and the Healthcare and Ed Read More