MARKETING: NICHES TO RICHES by Michael Jans The advantages of niche marketing are obvious to most agents. It's far easier to create compelling messages to a niche market than it is to c...

Focus on attracting customers not making sales.
With effusive CEO testimonials and countless articles and books describing how companies have transformed themselves into tightly focused, totally energized commerce machines, it would seem that change should be easy. But let’s face it: If it were simple, there’d be more of it. Even when the evidence for change is compelling, most companies continue to cling to the known and the familiar.

Gunther Gunderson had doubled the sales staff in his ski shop. Heidi Svenson, the shop's thermal underwear buyer, suggested that Gunderson might save money and take charge of his employees' medical insurance coverage by opening a Medical Savings Account (MSA). Gunderson was skeptical until Svenson showed him Section 105 (h) of the Internal Revenue code which allows employers to start MSAs for their employees' welfare.

Fact Sheet No. OSHA 93-52 Lead Exposure in Construction MEDICAL SURVEILLANCE When a construction employee is occupationally exposed to lead at or above the action level of 30 ug/m(3) on any one day...

MEETINGS, MEETINGS, MEETINGS! by Grace Bauer 'Meetings, meetings, meetings! How do they expect me to get anything done if I have to attend meetings all the time? I can't believe how many ...

NOW THAT I'VE GOT THEM, HOW DO I KEEP THEM? by Don Phin Employee retention is an issue that affects every company. A host of factors have played a role in retention in recent years: hist...

INFORMATION DATE 19901212 DESCRIPTION USDOL Program Highlights, Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals SUBJECT Occupational Exposure to Hazardous Chemicals in Laboratories ABSTRACT The Occupational Safety...

ONE SOURCE WAREHOUSE STOCKS ONLY DRUG-FREE EMPLOYEES WORKING PARTNERS One Source Warehouse is a wholesale auto parts company in Houston, Texas, owned and operated by the Albee family. The Albees...

ON-THE-JOB TRAINING by Monica Woldring Without proper training, the first few days at a new job can be daunting. For employers, every day that a new-hire isnt performing their ...

OSHA HANDBOOK FOR SMALL BUSINESSES PART 4 V. ASSISTANCE IN PROBLEM SOLVING FREE ON-SITE CONSULTATION A source of help now available in all states is free on-site consult...