Managing Remote Employees Managing Remote Employees Friday, December 6, 2019 With remote work quickly becoming the norm in many organizations, including ASE, it has changed the way we must manage employees. Read more
Owners Versus Turnaround Professionals Owners Versus Turnaround Professionals Friday, December 6, 2019 Today companies engage the services of turnaround professionals in order to take their business to the next level, resolve cash flow problems, operations issues or to work out problems with lenders due to a lack of liquidity or, in the worst case, severe insolvency requiring restructuring. Read more
Politics in the Workplace – Keeping it Civil Politics in the Workplace – Keeping it Civil Thursday, December 5, 2019 Although conventional business wisdom has held that employees should check their political opinions at the door while at work, with the heated presidential election less than a year away that isn’t always the case. Read more
Hiring During the Holidays Hiring During the Holidays Thursday, December 5, 2019 Many organizations set goals and plan to execute projects at the start of the year and in many cases additional staff is necessary to achieve said plans. However, recruiting can be difficult, especially during the holidays. Read more
Don’t be a Sitting Duck. Keep Your Small Business–and Your Employees–Safe and Secure Don’t be a Sitting Duck. Keep Your Small Business–and Your Employees–Safe and Secure Wednesday, December 4, 2019 Many small business owners don’t believe they are targets of hackers, cybercriminals or identity thieves and effectively, as a result, they become sitting ducks. Just because small business cyber attacks aren’t reported as often as large-scale incidents, doesn’t mean they don’t happen. Read more
Are You Required to Collect and Remit Sales Tax in Other States? Help is Available! Are You Required to Collect and Remit Sales Tax in Other States? Help is Available! Tuesday, December 3, 2019 Did you know that although your business may only be physically located in Michigan, if you ship your products to customers in other states, you may also be required to collect and/or remit sales or use taxes to those other states? Read more
Is a Four-day Workweek Right for Your Organization? Is a Four-day Workweek Right for Your Organization? Monday, December 2, 2019 According to ASE’s Workplace Flexibility Survey, it is not uncommon for organizations to offer flexible hours (83%) or telecommuting (62%) options to their staff, but only 23% of Michigan employers offer compressed workweeks. Could this be changing soon? Read more
Finding the HR Solution That is Just Right For You Finding the HR Solution That is Just Right For You Monday, December 2, 2019 Learn more about alternatives for finding HR solutions when Jim Stowe is interviewed this week by Michael Rogers for SBAM’s Small Business Weekly Podcast. Read more
Tips from a Turnaround Pro Tips from a Turnaround Pro Friday, November 29, 2019 Profit and Loss statements are nice, but at the end of the day what truly matters is cash flow. Cash is King! Read more
Technology Hasn’t Changed This Variable: People are Still People Technology Hasn’t Changed This Variable: People are Still People Wednesday, November 27, 2019 Emerging technological trends are designed to make the customer service experience faster, smoother, more accurate and easier. There is one thing that hasn’t changed though—the human being on the consuming end of our products and services. Read more