by Leif Jensen | Jun 1, 2016 | General |
I have clients who have family members working in their business. I have family members working in my business. I have and had all three of my kids working in my business. The eldest has been hired and fired more times than both of us can count, working for me is...
by Leif Jensen | May 31, 2016 | General |
According to an Entrepreneur columnist, no speaking creates the illusion that you are intelligent. When we had an employee that never asked a question we thought it was odd, because we expected lots and lots of questions. When we did not get them, we looked deeper...
by Leif Jensen | May 25, 2016 | General |
The University of Chicago houses an Innovation Exchange. This Business Incubator can provide space, mentorship and support to early stage start-ups. The costs do not seem unreasonable for what is given. There are monthly mentoring sessions, introductions to experts,...
by Leif Jensen | May 24, 2016 | General |
Women taking control over their own destiny is increasing. Women starting businesses grew at a rate of 74% between 1997 and 2015; or at a rate of 1.5 times the national average, according to the “2015 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report”. Woman currently own 30%...
by Leif Jensen | May 23, 2016 | General |
Illinois Small Business Development Centers- SBDC It seems that Illinois has a resource for people thinking of starting or growing a small business, their Small Business Resource Centers. For the most part they seem to be tied to colleges and Chambers of...
by Leif Jensen | May 20, 2016 | General |
On Wednesday, May 18, 2016, the U.S. Department of Labor’s (DOL) Wage and Hour Division released its final updated FLSA overtime regulations. While some of the changes were expected, there are a number of surprises. First, the new salary threshold for exempt...
