Like the Portland Trail Blazers drafting Sam Bowie instead of Michael Jordan, how is it that Trent Hamm’s Blog, The Simple Dollar, is not among the blogs listed on the Central Iowa Bloggers site? This guy is the Tim Duncan of the Central Iowa blogging community. Not flashy but extremely successful.
The
Very soon Rush on Business will have a new design courtesy of the pros at LexBlog. Kevin O’Keefe and his talented team are putting the final touches on the blog and I am eagerly anticipating the change.
Why did I switch?
A dry cleaner has finally been vindicated in court by winning a defense verdict against the administrative law judge who originally filed a claim against them for $67 million.
Thanks to the WSJ Law Blog for a link to the opinion and judgment. For those interested, the award of costs to the defendant does
Want some great business advice? Here are some of my favorites from the past week:
Tales from the Front: Getting Business From Corporate Clients by Larry Bodine on The Law Marketing Blog. This one is specific for lawyers. The post reinforces my theory that hourly rates are going away and that corporate clients
"More business decisions occur over lunch and dinner than at any other time, yet no MBA courses are given on the subject." – Peter Drucker
Networking is a key for every successful professional. A growth capitalist with Transition Capital Management in West Des Moines, Adam Steen will teach professionals at our Secrets of Successful
We are excited to have entrepreneur and local radio star Jim Goodman speak at the upcoming Secrets of Successful Professionals Revealed seminar. Are you routinely looking at ways to help your clients get what they want? Perhaps even outside your professional discipline? If not, you are likely missing golden opportunities to grow your business.
Jim
On her Employee Handbooks Blog Jill Pugh discusses 10 things to keep in mind if you need to fire an employee.
A no-no I see the most on the list is the desire to withhold money from the employee’s last paycheck. (See No. 5).
Employees are often issued laptops, cell phones and other technologies.
Joe Kristan, Central Iowa’s premier blogging accountant, reminds us in a recent post that LLC and corporation owners are responsible for unpaid payroll taxes. The most important take from the post:
The moral? Never, ever fail to remit your payroll taxes; if you do, don’t expect an LLC, or any other entity for that
Have you ever been in a meeting where everyone avoided the "elephant in the room"? In our business and daily lives we all avoid certain conversations. At work we send emails when we should talk to someone in person. Or, we often ignore issues altogether which only makes matters worse. Mastering Crucial Conversations and confrontations
Brett Trout and I want to stress one thing about our upcoming seminar Secrets of Professionals Revealed. It’s a business conference! Yes, we are lawyers and lawyers are invited but so is every other professional on the planet.
Here’s our theory behind this conference: We attend continuing legal education seminars frequently. Unfortunately those get
