Talking Intellectual Property: How Openly Should Entrepreneurs Share Their Ideas?
Should entrepreneurs ask investors to sign non-disclosure agreements? What are the advantages of seeking a provisional patent? What do you do if you’ve been waiting four years and your patent still hasn’t been approved? How do you decide when to proceed with marketing a product and when to hold off? And how can you protect yourself if you want to outsource the manufacturing of a product to China? read more at forbes.com
Let personal challenges better your business
As small business owners and managers, it often feels like we are having personal growth experiences far too often and would welcome a day, week or month where things run smoothly and “normally.” I agree that for a short period of time — a day or so — that would be great. But there is a reason as owners and managers, we do not want the same routine day after day, month after month. If we honestly look at ourselves, we revel in the new and different challenges. Some are challenges and changes that we start ourselves; others happen when we least expect them. Read more…
Creating a Strong Company Culture-How To Do It Right
Company culture directly affects employee recruitment, retention and turnover. When you have a diverse company with numerous employees, it’s difficult to keep everyone on the same page. The tips outlined below are simple yet essential techniques to engage and retain employees. When you have a diverse company with numerous employees, it’s difficult to keep everyone on the same page. However, there are ways to address this issue and ensure workers are performing with the same goals in mind. read more at business.com
10 Reasons Employee Engagement Matters
When your employees are so emotionally invested in your company that they’ll do everything in their power to help it succeed, you’ve achieved the illustrious “employee engagement.” But how important is it to contributing to your success? A fully engaged workforce will outperform a disengaged workforce any day. For example, a recent Gallup study revealed that companies with engaged workforces have higher earnings per share and recovered at a faster rate from the recession. read more at huffingtonpost.com