by Leif Jensen | Sep 15, 2015 | General |
It seems that the great(?) state of Illinois is home to nearly 8,500 local governmental units. Are you surprised? I didn’t think so. But what is surprising is that 6,026 are empowered to raise taxes, the highest in the nation. Texas is #2 with about 5,150 local...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 14, 2015 | General |
What do you do that your completion does not do? Most business owners do not have an answer to this question. Insights can remain elusive to those who make the products. How in a given unique situation within a specific time can you make yourself different from your...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 8, 2015 | General |
Illinois is an at will state. Which means you can fire someone just to fire someone. Now that will not stop them from suing you. Lord knows that there are attorneys who are just looking for a payday and will take just about any case. What you should have in place...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 8, 2015 | General |
I had a client express concern to me about one of their employees that have been out for a week now. The client is concerned on a multitude of levels. Unfortunately this is a larger company working on a razor thin budget. One employee being out for an unplanned...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 7, 2015 | General |
Who handles the HR function in your business? If you are a small company it may be the Office Manager or the bookkeeper. Basically it seems to fall to anyone who handles the bills. I know that I was in charge of the HR function when I worked at a couple of...
by Leif Jensen | Sep 2, 2015 | General |
The news has been reporting on and off for the last few years about the possibility of increasing the minimum wage. Now there are people lining up on both sides of the issue, but the more vocal proponents are those who want the increase. But I also doubt that they...
