In spite of 19th-hole braggadocio about rising sales figures, bottom-line results, and upcoming prospects, businesses do stall and stagnate. Streamline.com was a raging Internet stock until it ran into a wall. Kodak used to be a Wall Street favorite, and now it's struggling to find itself. P&G once had 99.44 % acceptance; now the tide seems to have turned. For years, Xerox set the standard; then it lost direction.

AVOIDING COSTLY MARKETING MISTAKES by Stephen Anderson You can no longer sit back and wait for business to come to you. That's the sure route to becoming a victim of the ch...

AVOIDING THE DANGERS: ITS NO TIME TO TRIP! by John Graham It happened on Thursday after lunch as I ran up five steps to the office holding a cup of coffee. On the second step, I tr...

BANNING CAMERA PHONES IN THE WORKPLACE by Don Phin More and more companies are restricting employee use of personal cell phone cameras at the office for fear that the ubiquitous camera ph...

BEST PARTNERSHIP Dear (Customer Name): When a business partner suffers a fatal accident, it's a devastating time for all those concerned. The remaining partners feel a great loss after spending yea...

BETTER CONTINGENCIES EQUAL MORE PROFITS by Chris Burand Many insurance companies try to boost profits by reducing contingency payments - not a smart move. A go...

BONUS/COMPENSATION PLANS: PART TWO by Jack Fries Do you provide your employees with a year-end bonus? Do you want the bonus to mean something to your key employees? This document by Jack ...

BUILDING YOUR CAPITAL by Brian Burke Everything seemed to get better around here when we stopped worrying so much about taxes, Agency CEO Are you trying to build a...

Each year potential hazards threaten the business community worldwide. Earthquakes, hurricanes, floods, fires, and other disruptive events represent a continuous problem throughout the business community. Many of these threats result in significant exposure to large and small businesses. When business operations are disrupted, companies suffer both tangible and intangible losses.

CATASTROPHE PLANNING: IT'S THAT TIME AGAIN by Grace Bauer Some of us are nervous about spring, knowing that it brings tornados and floods. Some of us are in hurricane areas, where summer a...