May's free tutorial is HR3: Compensation Structure and covers salaried and hourly employees, exempt vs. non-exempt status based on the FLSA, bonuses, tips, commissions and draw. Essential topics for small businesses!...
It's been an especially interesting 12 months for marketing professionals with many longer term trends being accelerated due to Covid. Dr. Christine Moorman provides highlights from the most recent CMO survey out of Fuqua....
I've managed two small, entrepreneurial businesses over my career, and interviewing and hiring the right candidates for positions is one of the most important tasks an owner/manager faces. ...
I always find CEO interviews that discuss strategy interesting, especially if done well. This TED interview with Reed Hastings, founder and co-CEO of Netflix is one of the good ones. He spends quite a bit of time on culture, in particular, the type of culture necessary for a company where creativity is the key to success....
Do I believe in the importance of knowing how to calculate the profit maximizing price, understanding the elasticity of demand, and appreciating price/volume trade-offs? Absolutely! Every business person / entrepreneur should have a good grasp of these fundamentals. But that doesn't mean we have to set the price at the profit maximizing price, because that's what came out of Excel. What's your objective?...