Business Mentors

Back to Basics: Dusting off the Business Plan

You did write a business plan when you started your business, right? If not, you missed a great opportunity to start recording the history of your toil and its rewards. But, it’s not too late to creat Read More

NLRB Sets New Rule Regarding Employee Use of Company Email During Non-Working Time

In an important 3-2 decision on Dec.1, 2014, the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) ruled in the Purple Communications case that, except in very limited circumstances, Section 7 of the National Lab Read More

Wealth Redistribution and the Most Social President

President Obama’s prolific use of social media allows him to set the agenda and frame the debate. Those who are loudest in the media tend to drown out their competitors regardless of whose reasoning i Read More

Take Time to Build Relationships

Sending mass emails to the news media, government agencies, and community leaders has become the norm — yet it’s one of the least-effective ways to actually get through to real people. They know when Read More

Protect your business during the winter season

Winter is a season of increased liability risks: wet floors, slippery sidewalks, and icy road-trips all make for a very anxious time, especially for business owners. But an increase in visitor volume Read More

New York tackles Medicaid reform with DSRIP

New York state, at Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s direction, continues to implement the most dramatic health-care reform of any state in the country. The state’s reform initiatives directly affect the 25 percent Read More

Understanding Cash Flow is Critical

The real poverty of typical families is found neither in their low income nor on costly essential expenses, but rather in not understanding their own cash flow. Regardless of income level, overspen Read More

Governor’s New Health-Insurance Tax Proposal is Contradictory to the Goal of Lowering Costs

We have heard a lot from Governor Andrew Cuomo’s office about the success of New York’s health-insurance exchange, [the NY State of Health]. The exchange was set up pursuant to Obamacare, which mandat Read More

The Frank Principles of Business

Frank was ex-Special Forces with a fine-arts degree — an unusual mix. He achieved a lot in his business career by following five simple principles that he was able to apply to any business, and many h Read More