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10 Tips to Cut the Clutter From Your Workspace

Where can you find month-old company reports, fifteen dried up pens, fast food wrappers and a dead plant all in one place? If you answered “my desk,” then you may be in need of a workspace makeover.
Whether found at home or in the office, the clutter on your desk is no help to your productivity, […]

Greening Your Small Business

Being “green” is the theme these days and doing so will help you bring in more customers to your business. But it’s not all about money. Making your business green will better your entire community by helping to save the Earth from pollution and waste. And community thinking is no new thing for a small […]

Interview Prep to Help You Land the Job

When interviewing for a job, whether it’s to start your career after finishing school or to move up to a better position, the best thing you can do is come prepared. Dressing appropriately and researching the company are two ways to prep for the day, but it also may be helpful to give your resume […]

Business School For Non-Business Minds: Inc. Or LLC?

Owning a business can be complicated enough without having to deal with all the confusing acronyms and abbreviations that assault you at every turn. Take these two: Inc. and LLC. What do they mean to you and your business?
Well, if you plan to make money at the business, you’ll want to protect that money, right? […]

Business School For Non-Business Minds: Got A Naics Number?

I’m a journalist. I spent a lot of my career in the news business. As my career has progressed, I’ve spent time at small and large companies, and I have sat through dozens of business meetings wondering what the heck the “money” people are talking about. They used acronyms as if they were a foreign […]

Top 10 U.S. Cities & Their Biggest Companies

Have you ever wondered what the largest company is in your city? I did. I’m in Columbus, Ohio, and I was sure that Nationwide Insurance was the largest company (by revenue) here. I was wrong. It turns out there’s an entire JP Morgan Chase entity based right here in my hometown. So that got me […]