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Non-Profits: Rules for Entering a Joint Venture Arrangement
May 1, 2013
For decades, non-profit organizations have been looking for ways to increase revenue in order to better achieve their charitable (or...
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The Social CEO: How to Create and Maintain Your Personal Brand
March 15, 2013
Professionals are using search engines like Google and Bing; social networking sites like LinkedIn and Twitter; and informational sites like Pipl and 123People to...
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4 Ways to Target Your Unique Buyer Personas (Part 2)
March 14, 2013
These descriptions detail the specific individuals to whom you are targeting your products and services—fairly important, right? A buyer persona...
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GASB Statements 67 and 68
March 6, 2013
In June 2012, the Governmental Accounting Standards Board (GASB) issued two new statements impacting how state and local governments report...
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Healthcare Reform On-Demand Webinar
March 1, 2013
What Employers Need to Know about 2014, 2015 and Beyond Even with the recently announced delays in the implementation of employer...
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5 Key Business Credit and Incentive Categories
February 12, 2013
While highly publicized and touted, tax credits and other incentives have a reputation of being difficult to obtain. Incentives are...
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Design a Successful Benefits Plan in 6 Steps
January 28, 2013
Similar to our recent blog post on designing a compensation plan, benefits plans should also stay as consistent and as competitive...
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How to Design a Compensation Plan in 7 Steps
January 15, 2013
Paying your employees competitively and equitably is critical in order to retain top talent. While we’d like to believe that...
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Improve Targeting by Creating Buyer Personas (Part 1)
January 8, 2013
In today’s hectic business environment, time has become a precious commodity. Attention spans have decreased; patience has worn thin and...
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5 Steps Toward a Successful Recruitment Strategy
December 19, 2012
Following a cookie-cutter approach is near impossible for recruitment managers of varying organizations. Finding your own, efficient process—from the interview...
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Non-Profits: How to Choose an Auditor
December 13, 2012
Being a part of a non-profit organization, you know how important it is to timely and accurately report your financial...
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4 Characteristics of a Good Job Description
November 30, 2012
From recruitment and compensation to training and employee relations, leaders in human resources (HR) take on a variety of responsibilities....
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12 Questions to Get Your Content Marketing Plan Started
November 26, 2012
Content marketing—it’s a newer phrase, but in reality, organizations have been implementing it for quite some time. Many think that...
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How 4 Resources Can Keep You Updated on Employment Laws
November 19, 2012
Anyone handling human resources (HR) today is faced with an ever-changing landscape of federal, state and even local employment laws....
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5 Ways Your Business Can Benefit from Social Media
November 7, 2012
Fast forward almost 10 years—now it’s rare to find a company not on Facebook. And it’s not only Facebook that...
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20 Questions to Ask Prospective HR Outsourcing Vendors
October 30, 2012
A couple months ago, we gave you five reasons why you should consider outsourcing your human resources responsibilities. Now, you’ve probably put...
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Municipal fraud: Why hiring a third party will help your situatio...
October 26, 2012
In a previous post, we described how to create workplace culture, as well as a fraud prevention program, that would limit...
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The 4 Segments of an Effective Brand Platform
October 24, 2012
While a logo is a visual representation of your company, all the experiences someone has with your company is really...
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4 Reasons Why Retailers Should Invest in Content Marketing
October 12, 2012
As a retailer, your focus is on selling. You set up a store, let people know you’re open for business...
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3 Models to Help Manage Organizational Change: Part 2
October 11, 2012
Last week, we provided two out of the three models that can help managers understand and lead organizational change more...
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4 Key Questions to Improving Non-Profit Staff Turnover
October 8, 2012
The 2012 Nonprofit Employment Trends Survey, a report distributed earlier this year, found that as the economy begins to rebound,...
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The Conservation Foundation
October 8, 2012
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5 Networking Traits to Build Strong Business Relationships
October 1, 2012
Several years ago, the Sunday Magazine in the Chicago Tribune ran an article featuring top networkers. The resounding message was...
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5 More Tips to Improve Your Website’s Search Rankings: Part...
September 28, 2012
Companies are even hiring people specifically to work on their SEO efforts. Last month, we dove into six basic tips to...
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30 Ways B2B Companies Can Use Social Media: Part 3
September 10, 2012
For the last two months, we’ve presented a total of 20 ways accountants and business consultants can use social media...
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Almex: Upgrading the Company Image
September 7, 2012
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Bridge Communities: Raising Awareness Through Video
September 7, 2012
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Bridge Communities
September 7, 2012
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Almex: Working with Sikich
September 7, 2012
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Almex
September 7, 2012
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