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Common Errors to Avoid in Employee-Benefit Plans
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 […]
Companies Want Innovation But Are Built for Efficiency
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
Platform Cooperatives: Flowing with the Shift in the Market
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
Nonprofits need to do dashboard financial analysis
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

I’d like to share a bit about my business partner Mark Bandurchin, whose story is seldom told (as Paul Simon, one of Mark’s favorites, said best). I hope it provides some motivation for someone else out there who’s fighting the good fight in business and could use a dose of inspiration. Mark was a managing partner
Five Social-Media Trends to Watch for in 2019
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
CNY Tweets – December 24, 2018
Some recent tweets that came across the @cnybj Twitter feed, offering various small business, tech, marketing, HR, career, and personal tips. SBA @SBAgovAre you thinking about business ownership in 2019? Take the first step and connect with your local #Veterans Business Outreach Center — http://ow.ly/4Vo230mX6M3 #VetBiz Bank of America News @BofA_NewsRising revenues and economic confidence
Apprenticeship Programs Help Fill Skilled-Labor Gaps
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
VIEWPOINT: How to Ease the Impact of Financial Worries That Undermine a Patient’s Care
People facing a health crisis deal with more than whatever it is that ails them. They also can be knocked down by significant financial concerns
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