Processing Your Payment

Please do not leave this page until complete. This can take a few moments.

Your search found 211 results

  • Ask ACE: Will selling my business affect the cost of my Medicare in retirement?
    June 16, 2025 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the thorny issue of Medicare costs in retirement.

    June 16, 2025 -

    The Association for Consulting Expertise tackles the thorny issue of Medicare costs in retirement.

  • Ask ACE: We’re hiring, but no one seems like the right fit. What can we do differently?
    June 2, 2025 -

    The issue may not be the talent pool, but the process leading to the hire. Without a well-structured hiring process, you’re likely to attract and hire the wrong candidates.

    June 2, 2025 -

    The issue may not be the talent pool, but the process leading to the hire. Without a well-structured hiring process, you’re likely to attract and hire the wrong candidates.

  • Ask ACE: How can I handle rude colleagues?
    May 19, 2025 -

    ACE offers five steps that will help you evaluate the size of the problem before taking the next, more serious, action.

    May 19, 2025 -

    ACE offers five steps that will help you evaluate the size of the problem before taking the next, more serious, action.

  • Thumbnail
    Ask ACE: How hard is it to make my LLC an S-Corp?
    May 5, 2025 -

    Under Maine law, there’s no such thing as an S-Corp, per se. You form your entity under state law (in your case an LLC), and then you elect S-Corp status with the IRS.

    May 5, 2025 -

    Under Maine law, there’s no such thing as an S-Corp, per se. You form your entity under state law (in your case an LLC), and then you elect S-Corp status with the IRS.

  • Ask ACE: What can my company do now to prepare for taxes next year?
    April 21, 2025 -

    Tax season should not be the only time you think about your tax strategy. The best planning happens outside of crunch time.

    April 21, 2025 -

    Tax season should not be the only time you think about your tax strategy. The best planning happens outside of crunch time.

  • Ask ACE: What can I do to help my sales team meet their goals?
    April 7, 2025 -

    If a meeting leads to a proposal, make the pitch face-to-face, advises ACE consultant Donna Brassard.

    April 7, 2025 -

    If a meeting leads to a proposal, make the pitch face-to-face, advises ACE consultant Donna Brassard.

  • Thumbnail
    How to build a business that works — not just one that keeps you busy
    April 2, 2025 -

    If you are like most business owners, you are no stranger to long days and packed schedules. At some point, you might ask yourself: Why does it still feel like I’m not getting ahead?

    April 2, 2025 -

    If you are like most business owners, you are no stranger to long days and packed schedules. At some point, you might ask yourself: Why does it still feel like I’m not getting ahead?

  • Ask ACE: What management practices will maximize respect and minimize rudeness at work?
    March 24, 2025 -

    Rudeness in the workplace contributes to workplace stress, burnout, decreased productivity and high turnover.

    March 24, 2025 -

    Rudeness in the workplace contributes to workplace stress, burnout, decreased productivity and high turnover.

  • Ask ACE: How do I help my business run effectively without being involved in everything?
    March 10, 2025 -

    The key to stepping back without chaos is structure, delegation and trust in the right people.

    March 10, 2025 -

    The key to stepping back without chaos is structure, delegation and trust in the right people.

  • Thumbnail
    Ask ACE: What about hiring interns to solve some staffing shortages?
    February 10, 2025 -

    Internships can provide a pipeline for future talent while offering an affordable way to tackle projects, writes ACE columnist Francis Eberle.

    February 10, 2025 -

    Internships can provide a pipeline for future talent while offering an affordable way to tackle projects, writes ACE columnist Francis Eberle.

  • Ask ACE: How do I expand my reputation as a thought leader?
    April 22, 2025 -

    A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.

    April 22, 2025 -

    A thought leader should use mixed channels to communicate — through writing, speaking and social media platforms, writes ACE columnist Crystal Cole.

  • Thumbnail
    This year's Top Gun contestants cover IT, electric boats and kimchi
    January 13, 2025 -

    The 15-year-old Top Gun program provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to refine and test their business ideas and gain critical skills, mentorship and resources.

    January 13, 2025 -

    The 15-year-old Top Gun program provides an opportunity for entrepreneurs to refine and test their business ideas and gain critical skills, mentorship and resources.

  • Ask ACE: What’s going on with Beneficial Ownership Interest reporting?
    January 13, 2025 -

    A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.

    January 13, 2025 -

    A regulation that would require businesses to file an ownership-interest report under the Corporate Transparency Act hangs in limbo.

  • Here are the top 10 Ask ACE columns of 2024
    December 23, 2024 -

    From work-life balance to remote work to raising rates, the guest columnists from the Association for Consulting Expertise had solutions for business challenges.

    December 23, 2024 -

    From work-life balance to remote work to raising rates, the guest columnists from the Association for Consulting Expertise had solutions for business challenges.

  • Ask ACE: Is there a list of legal deadlines I should keep in mind for 2025?
    December 16, 2024 -

    As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.

    December 16, 2024 -

    As your business prepares for 2025, Ask ACE columnist and attorney Carrie Yardley offers a list of helpful deadlines to keep in mind.

Today's Poll

Have your consumer spending habits changed?
Poll Description

U.S. retail sales continued to grow in May but not at the pace of previous months, the National Retail Federation reported last week.

Total retail sales, excluding automobiles and gasoline, were up 0.49% seasonally adjusted month over month and up 4.44% unadjusted year over year in May, according to the CNBC/NRF Retail Monitor, powered by Affinity Solutions, released by the National Retail Federation. That compared with increases of 0.72% month over month and 6.76% year over year in April.

Sales of digital products were up last month (by 1.81%), but sales of general merchandise and clothing and accessories were flat.

Declines were reported for electronics and appliances (by 1.98%), furniture and home furnishings (0.24%) and building and garden supply stores (2.3%).

“While momentum remains, the nature of consumer spending is shifting as economic uncertainty increases. Consumer fundamentals haven’t been damaged yet, and a slowing-but-still-growing job market is supporting household priorities ahead of any meaningful price increases in the coming months," said Matthew Shay, president and CEO of the National Retail Federation.

More Information